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Possessive Nouns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ____ shirt was on inside-out.

a)

mans

b)

man's

c)

mans'

2.

Our three ____ leashes are in the garage.

a)

dogs

b)

dog's

c)

dogs'

d)

dogses

3.

Ms. ________ desk is by the door.

a)

Mereenas

b)

Mereena's

c)

Mereenas'

4.

_______ coats help camouflage their bodies.

a)

Rabbit's

b)

Rabbits'

c)

Rabbits'es

d)

Rabbitss

5.

Both of the _______ cars were parked near eachother.

a)

sister's

b)

sisters'

c)

sisters's

d)

sisterss

6.

The ______ toys are picked up.

a)

girls

b)

girl's

c)

girls'

7.

All of the ____ tails are striped.

a)

catses

b)

cat's

c)

cats'

d)

cats

8.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

The artist's painting sold at auction.

b)

The artists' painting sold at auction.

c)

The artistes painting sold at auction.

9.

Both teachers' meetings were in the front office.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

10.

All the hors'es tails were braided.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

11.

We searched the whole house for my aunt's keys.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

12.

Change the phrase into a possessive noun.

The strings of the guitar

a)

the guitars' strings

b)

the guitar's strings

c)

the guitars strings

13.

We love to eat the ___ eggs that grandmother gathers in the mornings. (chickens)

a)

chickens

b)

chicken's

c)

chickens's

d)

chickens'

14.

It is funny to watch the crows perch on the ___ hat. (scarecrow)

a)

scarecrows

b)

scarecrow's

c)

scarecrows'

d)

scarecrows's

15.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.


Text messages are my ____ favorite method of communication. They love to use them.

a)

friend's

b)

friends

c)

friends'

16.

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

a)

period.

b)

comma.

c)

apostrophe.

d)

parenthesis.

17.
What is the correct way to write that a sweater belongs to Jane?
a)
Janes sweater
b)
Jane's sweater
c)
Janes' sweater
d)
janes sweater
18.

What's the difference between a contraction and a possessive noun?

a)

Possessive nouns don't contain apostrophes; contractions do

b)

Possessive nouns indicate ownership; contractions combine two words

c)

Possessive nouns are nouns; contractions are adjectives

d)

Possessive nouns are extremely formal; contractions are informal

19.

What does possession mean?

a)

wanting something

b)

ownership, belonging to

c)

giving something

d)

borrowing something

20.

Which punctuation "shows" possession?

a)

commas

b)

apostrophes

c)

periods

d)

quotation marks