Grammar Possessive Nouns

Make the underlined phrase possessive. The yard of my neighbors is overgrown.

• neighbors yard

• neighbor's yard

• neighbors yard's

• neighbors' yard

Make the underlined phrase possessive. The eyes of the students need to stay on their own papers.

• student's eyes

• students' eyes'

• students' eyes

• student's eye's

Make the underlined phrase possessive. The creative ideas of the children were funny.

• childrens' creative ideas

• children's creative ideas

• children creative ideas'

• children's creative idea's

Make the underlined phrase possessive. The doghouse of Rex was chewed to pieces.

• Rex doghouse

• Rexes doghouse

• Rexs's doghouse

• Rex's doghouse

Make the underlined phrase possessive. The ending of the story had me at the edge of my seat.

• story's ending

• stories' ending

• stories ending

• storys' ending

Make the underlined phrase possessive. The hyper cats of the kids do not behave very well.

• kid's hyper cats'

• kids hyper cats'

• kids' hyper cats

• kid's hyper cats

Make the underlined phrase possessive. The bright colors of the bikes made me want to buy one.

• bike's bright colors

• bikes' bright colors'

• bike's bright colors'

• bikes' bright colors

What needs to change? I'm not sure Ben's and Bob's mom wants them in the same class.

• Ben

• Bob

• want's

• nothing

What needs to change? Joe's best friends are in Mrs. Taylor's class this year.

• nothing

• Joes'

• friends'

• friend's

What needs to change? Can you get more paper towels for the mens' restroom?

• men's

• towel's

• towels'

• nothing