Using Possessive Nouns

Which of these sentences needs an apostrophe?

• The monkeys food is here.

• Jaden loves to watch the giraffes.

• The animals are running the zoo!

• My favorite zoo in the world is the Bronx Zoo.

To form a possessive noun, you need to add a(n)

• period.

• comma.

• apostrophe.

• parenthesis.

What is the correct possessive form of the word “birds”?

• birds

• birds'

• bird's

• bird's

What is the correct possessive form of the word “brother”?

• brothers

• brothers'

• brother's

• brothers"

Which possessive noun is written correctly?

• childrens

• bicycles"

• mouses'

• teeth's

Which possessive noun is written incorrectly?

• peoples'

• Chris's

• whales'

• phone's

Choose the possessive noun in the sentence below.

Amir’s puppies shouldn’t go outside without a leash.

• Amir's

• outside

• puppies

• shouldn't

Which word in the sentence below is missing an apostrophe?

I’m going to buy some seashells for Moms collection.

• seashell's

• seashells'

• Mom's

• Moms'

How would you rewrite the phrase below using a possessive noun?

the scarves of my sisters

• the scarves' of my sisters

• my sisters' scarves

• my sister's scarves

• my sisters scarves

How would you rewrite the phrase below using a possessive noun?

the beards of the three men

• the three men's beards

• the three mens' beards

• the three mens beard's

• the three mens" beards