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Possessive adjectives
Beginner A1 | Grammar | 60 - 90 Minutes

Use of the board

Start by translating some simple possessive pronouns on the board and doing a basic drill using your
fingers. Next, draw the two images in the lower corners and ask the class what they see. Finally, introduce
the question structure that they'll be using for the lesson and elicit a simple dialogue in the centre of the
board.

Activities

Possessive adjectives drill

Drill students using your fingers.

Use the following instructions to create a drill for possessive adjectives.

My: Put your finger on your chest.

Your: Point at the student in front of you.
His: Point at a male student.
Her: Point at a female student.

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Match the pronoun

Students work to connect pronouns to their corresponding possessive adjectives.

Start by writing the pronouns I, you, he and she in a random fashion on the left-hand side of the board.
Then write the possessive adjectives my, your, his and her in a similar manner on the right-hand side.
Have the students copy the board and draw connecting lines from the pronouns to the adjectives.

Whose item is this?

For this speaking activity, you'll query the students trying to elicit the correct usage of possessive
adjectives.

Move around the classroom pointing at different possessions, asking individual students "Whose ___ is
this?". Vary your questions so that you are testing each possessive adjective. After a while, you could
have a student take your place.

Games

Whose ... is it?

A fun memory game where students have to remember the owner of an item.

Divide the class into two teams. Fill a bag or box with a possession from each student. On each turn, a
student has to use the correct possessive adjective to determine the owner. You will randomly select the
object, and students get one point for naming it and another for identifying the owner using the correct
possessive adjective.

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