Possessive Pronouns Exercises

Let's practice German possessive pronouns with some exercises. While German possessive pronouns are not too difficult to learn, but they do require a little memorization.

Before diving in, make sure you understand how German declension works, since German pronouns - like all other German nouns - decline & change their forms depending on their gender, number & role in the sentence.

If you are unsure about this, check out our free online German lessons & our articles on the German cases, especially the tutorials on the nominative & the accusative case.

But now let's dive into some exercises to practice German possessive pronouns.

Possessive Pronouns Quiz

Let's start off with a light quiz, to refresh our memory of possessive pronouns:

Was that easy enough? Do you remember what possessive pronouns are all about?

Now let's get into some meaty exercises!

Possessive Pronouns Exercises

Possessive Pronouns Exercise 1

In this first exercise, you are given the personal pronoun (e.g. ich, du, wir) and the task is to transform the personal pronoun into the correct possessive pronoun in German:

Possessive Pronouns Exercise 2

In this exercise, find the right possessive pronoun to replace the articles:

Possessive Pronouns Exercise 3

Same as above, but the article isn't given to you! Pick the correct possessive pronoun:

Possessive Pronouns Exercise 4

In this exercise, you should once again turn the personal pronoun into a possessive pronoun:

Well done! 🎉

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