This, That, His, Her: Demonstrative & Possessive Determiners for Class 5

This Grade 5 worksheet introduces students to the world of determiners — specifically demonstrative determiners like this, that, these, and those, and possessive determiners like his, her, their, our, and your. These small but powerful words help learners point to objects and show ownership with accuracy and confidence. With five varied activity types, this worksheet gives students the practice they need to use determiners naturally and correctly in both speech and writing.

Why Demonstrative & Possessive Determiners Matter in Grammar?

Determiners are the building blocks of clear, precise sentences. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is important because:
1. Demonstrative determiners help identify whether objects are near (this/these) or far (that/those).
2. Possessive determiners show who something belongs to — his, her, their, our, your.
3. Using the wrong determiner changes the meaning of a sentence entirely.
4. Determiners are used in everyday communication, formal writing, and storytelling.
5. Understanding singular vs. plural forms of demonstratives builds grammatical accuracy.

What's Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build clarity and confidence with determiners:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct demonstrative or possessive determiner from three options to complete each sentence. This activity builds their instinct for choosing the right determiner based on proximity and ownership.

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks (Choose One from a Pair)
Students select the more suitable determiner from a given pair to complete each sentence. This activity helps them distinguish between near and far demonstratives and between singular and plural possessives.

Exercise 3 – Match the Following
Students match each sentence on the left to the correct determiner from the right column, reinforcing their ability to identify ownership and proximity cues in context.

Exercise 4 – Underline the Incorrect Determiner
Students read each sentence and underline the determiner that is used incorrectly. This task trains students to spot subject-determiner agreement errors and possessive mismatches.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing with Determiners
Students fill in blanks in a connected paragraph using appropriate demonstrative and possessive determiners. This real-life writing task helps students apply all the rules they have learned in a coherent context.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. a) This
2. a) his
3. b) These
4. c) your
5. b) That
6. b) their
7. c) Those
8. a) his
9. c) That
10. b) their

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
1. This
2. his
3. Those
4. her
5. That
6. their
7. These
8. his
9. This
10. their

Exercise 3 – Match the Following
1. this
2. her
3. those
4. his
5. that
6. their
7. these
8. our
9. that
10. her

Exercise 4 – Underline the Incorrect Determiner
1. This (incorrect — should be "These" as shoes is plural)
2. her (incorrect — should be "his" as Rohan is male)
3. Those (incorrect — should be "That" as building is singular)
4. his (incorrect — should be "her" as Anjali is female)
5. These (incorrect — should be "This" as chocolate is singular)
6. her (incorrect — should be "their" as boys is plural)
7. That (incorrect — should be "Those" as paintings is plural)
8. his (incorrect — should be "her" as Diya is female)
9. This (incorrect — should be "These" as vegetables is plural)
10. her (incorrect — should be "his" as Kartik is male)

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing (Sample Answers)
Blank 1: This
Blank 2: his
Blank 3: Those
Blank 4: her
Blank 5: his
Blank 6: That
Blank 7: their
Blank 8: Those
Blank 9: his
Blank 10: their
Blank 11: That

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