Grammar Practice

Possessive nouns
Singular possessive Plural possessive
nouns noun
The book of the The books of the
The student’s book The students’ books
student students

The bag of the girl The girl’s bag The bags of the girls The girls’ bag

Possessive nouns show who or what owns something:

Singular nouns are made possessive by  The house of the boy is big.
adding an apostrophe and the an “s”.
 The boy’s house is big.

(Regular) Plural nouns are made  The house of the boys is big.
possessive by adding an apostrophe after
the “s”.  The boys’ house is big.

(Irregular) Plural nouns: when a plural  The house of the men is big.
noun does not end with and “s” the
possessive form is made by adding an
apostrophe and the an “s”.  The men’s house is big.

Change the statements. Use possessive nouns.

1. The phone of Peter. ______________________________________

2. The house of Anna. ______________________________________

3. The bedroom of the parents. ______________________________________

4. The bed of my sister. ______________________________________

5. The car of my uncle. ______________________________________

6. The pens of the teachers. ______________________________________

Complete the sentences with possessive nouns. Use the words in brackets.

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1. My _________________ _________________ is very big. (cousin / TV)

2. My ________________ _________________ are on the table. (mother / keys)

3. _________________ _________________ are on the dresser. (Adam / sunglasses)

4. The _________________ __________________ is in the garden. (dog / house)

5. My _________________ _________________ are next to the stairs. (sisters / rooms)

6. _________________ _________________ is on the shelf. (Sarah / DVD player)

7. _________________ _________________ are under the bed. (Henry / shoes)

8. The _________________ _________________ is very beautiful. (children / house)

9. My _________________ _________________ is in the wardrobe. (aunt / dress)

10. Your _________________ _________________ is cool. (grandparents / car)

11. _________________ _________________ is in the bathroom. (Luke / t-shirt)

Underline the right words to complete the sentences.

1. She my cousin’s / cousins mother. Her name is Tania.

2. The students / student’s classroom is on the ground floor.

3. Linh and Vanessa’s / Linh and Vanessas’ backpacks are under the desk.

4. My mother’s / mothers dress in on the bed.

5. The dog’s / dogs’ ball is in the attic.

6. My father’s /fathers car is in the garage.

7. Greg’s / Gregs’ home is in Italy.

8. The children’s / childens’ books are on the bookshelf.

9. It is my uncle’s/uncles’ old jacket. It’s very cool.

10. The baby’s / babys’ new toy is in the bedroom.

11. John’s / Jonhs’ sister is eleven years old.

12. Susan and John’s / Susan and John living room is very big.

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