Possessive Nouns Worksheet: What's New?

What is a possessive noun?

Possessive nouns are used to show ownership or possession. Therefore, we use possessive nouns to show who or what owns or has possession of something.
There are rules and guidelines that students are expected to use to get the correct possessive form of nouns

Examples of possessive nouns

Singular possessive nouns

Rule 1: To get the possessive form of singular nouns (people, places, or things), we add an apostrophe+s, (‘s), at the end of the noun.
Example: This car belongs to my father – This is my father’s car.
Rule 2: To form a singular possessive noun from a noun ending with the letter s, we add an apostrophe after the noun.
Example: Which book belongs to Moses? – Which is Moses’ book?

Plural possessive nouns

What is a plural possessive noun?

Rule 3: For regular plural nouns, we get the possessive form by adding an apostrophe after the s.
Example: The students‘ lockers were broken.
Rule 4: To form a plural possessive noun from an irregular plural noun, we use an apostrophe+s after the noun.
Example: The men’s washroom was cleaned.

Possessive nouns worksheets

The worksheets below will help learners understand the concept of possessive nouns. These free worksheets will also teach students how to use possessive nouns, especially in a sentence.

Possessive singular nouns worksheets

Rewrite each sentence in the correct possessive form

1. The books belong to my brother
2. That purse belongs to my mother
3. We found the doll that belongs to Sarah
4. The singing of Anne woke me up
5. I washed the door of the house

Singular nouns ending with s worksheet

Rewrite each sentence below using the apostrophe

1. The new house belongs to James
2. He is the minister of Brussels
3. I am the daughter of Collins.
4. Was the case of Paris solved?
5. That car in the garage belongs to the boss.

Plural possessive nouns worksheets

Regular plural nouns worksheets

In the worksheet below, complete each sentence with the correct possessive form of the words in brackets.

1. Did he return the worksheets. (students)
2. They were using the ________ chalks. (teachers)
3. The cribs are new. (babies)
4. Some shelters were destroyed. (animals)
5. The leaves are green. (trees)

Irregular plural nouns worksheets

Complete each sentence below with the correct possessive form of the words in brackets

1. The smell of the perfume was strong( women)
2. They doubted the beliefs( people)
3. We were shown the school(children)
4. The sweaters are made of wool(sheep)
5. How did the boat sink? (fishermen)