WorksheetsPossessive Nouns
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The ____ shirt was on inside-out.
mans
man's
mans'
Our three ____ leashes are in the garage.
dogs
dog's
dogs'
dogses
Ms. ________ desk is by the door.
Mereenas
Mereena's
Mereenas'
_______ coats help camouflage their bodies.
Rabbit's
Rabbits'
Rabbits'es
Rabbitss
Both of the _______ cars were parked near eachother.
sister's
sisters'
sisters's
sisterss
The ______ toys are picked up.
girls
girl's
girls'
All of the ____ tails are striped.
catses
cat's
cats'
cats
Which sentence is correct?
The artist's painting sold at auction.
The artists' painting sold at auction.
The artistes painting sold at auction.
Both teachers' meetings were in the front office.
Correct
Incorrect
All the hors'es tails were braided.
Correct
Incorrect
We searched the whole house for my aunt's keys.
Correct
Incorrect
Change the phrase into a possessive noun.
The strings of the guitar
the guitars' strings
the guitar's strings
the guitars strings
We love to eat the ___ eggs that grandmother gathers in the mornings. (chickens)
chickens
chicken's
chickens's
chickens'
It is funny to watch the crows perch on the ___ hat. (scarecrow)
scarecrows
scarecrow's
scarecrows'
scarecrows's
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Text messages are my ____ favorite method of communication. They love to use them.
friend's
friends
friends'
To form a possessive noun, you need to add a(n)
period.
comma.
apostrophe.
parenthesis.
What's the difference between a contraction and a possessive noun?
Possessive nouns don't contain apostrophes; contractions do
Possessive nouns indicate ownership; contractions combine two words
Possessive nouns are nouns; contractions are adjectives
Possessive nouns are extremely formal; contractions are informal
What does possession mean?
wanting something
ownership, belonging to
giving something
borrowing something
Which punctuation "shows" possession?
commas
apostrophes
periods
quotation marks
