Possessive Nouns online activity - Free Printable

Let's solve each question in the Possessive Nouns worksheet step by step. The goal is to choose the correct possessive form so that the second sentence means the same as the first.

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1. That book belongs to my friend. = It's my ___ book.

- We are referring to one friend, so we use singular possessive.
- "Friend" → friend's
- ✔ Answer: a. friend's

> ✔️ *It's my friend's book.*

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2. That’s the house where my friends live. = That’s my ___ house.

- "My friends" is plural → friends' (plural possessive)
- ✔ Answer: b. friends'

> ✔️ *That’s my friends’ house.*

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3. That car belongs to the family next door. = It’s my ___ car.

- "The family" is singular, even though it refers to multiple people.
- So we treat it as one unit: neighbors' (since "family" is treated as a group)
- But wait — "next door" implies a neighbor's family, so we say neighbor's or neighbors'?

Actually, since it's the family next door, and we're saying my neighbors' car, it's plural because it's the car belonging to the neighbors (plural).

So:
- ✔ Answer: a. neighbors'

> ✔️ *It’s my neighbors’ car.* (Because the car belongs to more than one person — the whole family.)

> ✘ "neighbors's" is incorrect grammar — never double apostrophe.

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4. I always ask my teacher to help me. = I ask for my ___ help.

- One teacher → singular possessive
- ✔ Answer: a. teacher's

> ✔️ *I ask for my teacher's help.*

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5. My friend goes to a school just for girls. = She goes to a ___ school.

- A school for girls (plural) → girls' school
- ✔ Answer: b. girls'

> ✔️ *She goes to a girls' school.*

> Note: "girl's" would mean a school for one girl — not accurate here.

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6. What does your teacher think about your progress? = What's your ___ opinion?

- One teacher → teacher's
- ✔ Answer: b. teacher's

> ✔️ *What's your teacher's opinion?*

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7. Our cat always sleeps on that chair. = It's the ___ chair.

- One cat → cat's
- ✔ Answer: a. cat's

> ✔️ *It's the cat's chair.*

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8. The party was organized by Susan. = It was ___ party.

- Susan is singular → Susan's
- ✔ Answer: a. Susan's

> ✔️ *It was Susan's party.*

> ✘ "Susans'" is wrong — no such form; "Susan's" is correct.

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9. That bike belongs to my best friend = That’s my ____ bike.

- "Best friend" is singular → best friend's
- ✔ Answer: b. best friend's

> ✔️ *That’s my best friend's bike.*

> ✘ "best friends'" would be plural — meaning more than one best friend.

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✔ Final Answers:

| Question | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | a. friend's |
| 2 | b. friends' |
| 3 | a. neighbors' |
| 4 | a. teacher's |
| 5 | b. girls' |
| 6 | b. teacher's |
| 7 | a. cat's |
| 8 | a. Susan's |
| 9 | b. best friend's |

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🔍 Summary of Possessive Rules Used:

- Singular noun → add 's (e.g., friend's, teacher's)
- Plural noun ending in s → add ' (e.g., friends', neighbors', girls')
- Plural noun not ending in s → add 's (rare, e.g., children's)
- For compound nouns like "best friend", treat as singular → best friend's
- For names like Susan → Susan's

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