Possessive Nouns Worksheets

Possessive nouns show who owns something. For one owner, add ’s (the dog’s bone). For more than one owner ending in s, add only an apostrophe (the dogs’ bones).

Students rewrite phrases like “the bone of the dog,” then choose the correct possessive in sentences.

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Possessive Nouns

Name: ______________________Date: __________

A possessive noun shows who owns something. For one owner, add ’s (the dog’s bone). For more than one owner that ends in s, add just ’ (the dogs’ bones).

Rewrite each phrase with a possessive noun.

the bowls of the cats→
the bone of the dog→
the bottle of the baby→
the books of the students→
the bones of the dogs→
the toy of the cat→
the team of the girls→
the bike of the boy→

Possessive Nouns: Choose and Write

Name: ______________________Date: __________

Circle the correct possessive noun for each sentence.

  1. The ______ tail is fluffy. (one cat) cat’scats’
  2. The ______ coats are on the hooks. (many boys) boy’sboys’
  3. The ______ cubbies are full. (many students) student’sstudents’
  4. My ______ name is Sam. (one brother) brothers’brother’s
  5. The ______ wings are blue. (many birds) bird’sbirds’
  6. The ______ car is red. (one teacher) teacher’steachers’

Write a sentence about something that belongs to a friend. Use a possessive noun.

Possessive Nouns: Answer Key

A possessive noun shows who owns something. For one owner, add ’s (the dog’s bone). For more than one owner that ends in s, add just ’ (the dogs’ bones).

Rewrite each phrase with a possessive noun.

the bowls of the cats→the cats’ bowls
the bone of the dog→the dog’s bone
the bottle of the baby→the baby’s bottle
the books of the students→the students’ books
the bones of the dogs→the dogs’ bones
the toy of the cat→the cat’s toy
the team of the girls→the girls’ team
the bike of the boy→the boy’s bike

Possessive Nouns: Choose and Write: Answer Key

Circle the correct possessive noun for each sentence.

  1. The ______ tail is fluffy. (one cat) cat’scats’
  2. The ______ coats are on the hooks. (many boys) boy’sboys’
  3. The ______ cubbies are full. (many students) student’sstudents’
  4. My ______ name is Sam. (one brother) brothers’brother’s
  5. The ______ wings are blue. (many birds) bird’sbirds’
  6. The ______ car is red. (one teacher) teacher’steachers’

Write a sentence about something that belongs to a friend. Use a possessive noun.

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Possessive Nouns Worksheets: free printable grammar & punctuation worksheets for 2nd–3rd grade from Printable Classroom. Printable possessive nouns worksheets: rewrite phrases with singular and plural possessive nouns, and choose the correct possessive (dog’s or dogs’). Answer key included.