Possessive Nouns

Finish the sentence: A possessive noun shows ___.

• an apostrophe.

• a singular noun.

• ownership.

• a plural noun.

Add ____ to make a singular noun possessive.

• s'

• 's

• ies

• es's

Add ____ after the s for plurals that end with s.

• an apostrophe

• a comma

• ies

• es

Which word in the sentence is possessive?

Lily's job allows her to work with seals and other ocean animals.

• seals

• allows

• Lily's

• animals

Which word in the sentence is possessive?

Sick or injured sea mammals are found on California's beaches.

• beaches

• mammals

• California's

Which word is possessive noun?

Lily and her co-workers save injured animals' lives.

• animals'

• co-workers

• lives

• her

Which word is the possessive pronoun?

Lily and her co-workers save injured animals' lives.

• co-workers

• her

• and

• animals'

Which word is possessive?

A day's work might include feeding animals and giving them medicine.

• animals

• them

• medicine

• day's

Choose the correct word.

A ___ deep cuts may be cased by a boat or a shark bite.

• seals'

• seal's

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Choose the correct word.

A baby ___ recovery at a rescue center may take several weeks.

• animal's

• animals'