The English Side of Me

Lena's New Life

Chapter 5: Is This Yours? • Level A1.1

In this chapter, Lena makes a small mistake with lunch at work. Practise useful English for talking about things that belong to people: my, your, his, her, mine and yours.

Grammar Focus

Possessive Adjectives + Yes/No Questions

Use possessive adjectives to say who something belongs to. I → my, you → your, he → his, she → her, we → our, they → their.

Usage Examples

my— This is my lunch.

your— Is this your bag?

his— That is his rice.

her— This is her phone.

our— This is our table.

their— Their food is in the fridge.

mine— This lunch is mine.

yours— Is this yours?

Listen to the story

Is This Yours?

Exercise 5: True / False

Choose True or False for each statement.

1. Lena is hungry.

2. Lena sees pasta in the fridge.

3. The container has no name.

4. Omar is angry with Lena.

5. Aisha gives Lena a fork.

6. Omar is from Nigeria.

7. Lena sends Ira a message about the lunch.

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice

Listen to the chapter audio and choose the correct answer.

1. Where is Lena at the beginning?

2. What food does Lena take?

3. Who does the food belong to?

4. How does Lena feel?

5. What do they do with the food?

Exercise 4: Fill in the Blanks

Choose the correct possessive adjective or yes/no question.

1.This is

lunch.

2.Is this

bag?

3.That is

rice.

4.This is

phone.

5.This lunch is

6.Is this

this your lunch?

it his drink?

Exercise 2: Vocabulary Match

Match each word to its simple meaning.

Exercise 3: Drag-and-Drop

Sort the words into two groups.

Possessive adjectives

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Possessive pronouns

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Available words (Tap to select, then tap a group):

All words sorted! Check your answers below.