Possessive Pronouns Exercises For Swahili Grammar

Interactive grammar exercise for language learningย 

Possessive pronouns in Swahili grammar are used to show ownership or possession. They are often placed before a noun to denote whom or what the noun belongs to. They vary with the noun class of the noun in question and depending on the person who owns the noun – similar to English pronouns like “my”, “their”, “his”, “her”, etc. Learning these possessive pronouns is an essential step in mastering the Swahili language.

Exercise 1: Fill in the missing possessive pronouns.

1. Hii ni *kalamu yangu* (my pen).
2. Ni *gari lake* linaenda kwa kasi (his car).
3. *rafiki yako* anasoma vitabu (your friend).
4. Nabii musema, “Huu ni *mji wao*” (their city).
5. Simu *yake* imezima (her phone).
6. *Zapato zetu* ni nzuri sana (our shoes).
7. *Nguo zako* ni za rangi gani (your clothes)?
8. Huyu ni *dada yangu* (my sister).
9. *Kitabu chetu* kikubwa sana (our book).
10. *Chakula chako* kipo tayari (your food).
11. Hiki ni *kisu chake* (his knife).
12. *Mifuko yenu* imejaa (your bags).
13. Hizi ni *nguo zake* (his clothes).
14. Hii ni *nyumba yake* (her house).
15. *Gari letu* liko wapi (our car)?

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate possessive pronouns

1. Hawa ni *wazazi wangu* (my parents).
2. Ni *picha yako* hii (your picture)?
3. *Shule yetu* ni kubwa sana (our school).
4. *Mkoba wako* umeanguka (your purse).
5. Huyu ni *babu yake* (his grandfather).
6. *Nyumba yetu* ni nje ya mji (our house).
7. *Moyo wako* unauma (your heart).
8. Hii ni *simu yenu* (your phone).
9. Hizi ni *mbuzi zetu* (our goats).
10. *Kitabu chake* kimepotea (his book).
11. *Kaka yako* ameenda wapi (your brother)?
12. *Mwalimu wetu* anafundisha vizuri (our teacher).
13. *Mama yake* anapika chakula (his mother).
14. *Saa yako* inaenda haraka (your watch).
15. *Mpwa wangu* anaomba msaada (my niece).

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