Name: _________________________ Date: _________________

Fun Singular Possessive Nouns

• A possessive noun shows ownership.

• To make a singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and s.

the book of the teacher  the teacher’s book

the basketball of the girl  the girl’s basketball

Write a possessive noun for each phrase by adding an ‘s to the singular

noun underlined.

1. the scooter of the student the ______________ scooter

2. the tie of the man the ______________ tie

3. the dress of the woman the ______________ dress

4. the notebook of the girl the ______________

notebook
5. the jacket of Ben ______________ jacket

6. the shoes of Lisa ______________ shoes

Write the possessive form of the singular noun in parentheses, correctly
on the line using an ‘s.

6. Would you please place ______________ homework in the bin?

(Carol)

7. I found the ____________ toy under the couch last night.

(dog)

8. We painted my _____________ room bright orange.

(sister)

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Name: _________________________ Date: _________________

Singular Possessive Nouns

• A possessive noun shows ownership.

• To make a singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and s.

the book of the teacher  the teacher’s book

the basketball of the girl  the girl’s basketball

Write a possessive noun for each phrase by adding an ‘s to the singular

noun underlined.

1. the scooter of the student the student’s scooter

2. the tie of the man the man’s tie

3. the dress of the woman the woman’s dress

4. the notebook of the girl the girl’s notebook

5. the jacket of Ben Ben’s jacket

6. the shoes of Lisa Lisa’s shoes

Write the possessive form of the singular noun in parentheses, correctly

on the line using an ‘s.

6. Would you please place Carol’s homework in the bin?

(Carol)

7. I found the dog’s toy under the couch last night.

(dog)

8. We painted my sister’s room bright orange.

(sister)

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