Possessive Nouns Test

Add an apostrophe after the plural s to show possession when something belongs to more than one person or thing. EXAMPLE: The boys' basketballs were on the floor.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

possessive noun means _____.

• There is only one of something.

• there is more than one of something.

• That someone owns something.

• something is plural.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the singular possessive noun in this sentence? The boy's shoes were dirty.

• hat

• boy's

• looking

• The

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

What does a possessive noun show?

• ownership or possession

• verb

• noun

• action

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the singular possessive noun in the following sentence?

Terrell likes his mother's bean soup.

• bean

• soup

• Terrell

• mother's

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which word in the sentence below is the singular possessive noun?

The soldier's boots were very big in the story "Soft Rain".

• boots

• soldier's

• Soft Rain

• big

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Fix the error in the sentence below.

The farmer horse is in the field.

• farmer's

• farmers

• farmers'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the correct use of a possessive noun for the phrase below.

• the player's jersey

• the players' jersey

• the players jersey

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the correct use of a possessive noun for the phrase below.

the homework belonging to the child

• the childs' homework

• the child's homework

• the childs homework

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the correct use of a possessive noun for the phrase below.

the team of the women

• the womens' team

• the women's team

• the womens team

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A