Possessive Noun Worksheet: Practice identifying possessive nouns in sentences with a fun, illustrated design.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to decide if the word should be possessive (showing ownership) or plural (more than one). Remember:

- Possessive nouns usually have an apostrophe + s (’s) or just an apostrophe if it’s a plural noun ending in s.
- Plural nouns just add -s or -es, no apostrophe.

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1. The dog/dog’s collar is blue.
→ “Collar” belongs to the dog → possessive → dog’s

2. Aaron/Aaron’s friend is named Adam.
→ Friend belongs to Aaron → possessive → Aaron’s

3. I really like my grandmother/grandmother’s cookies.
→ Cookies belong to grandmother → possessive → grandmother’s

4. If you want to go to the movies/movie’s, we should go by car.
→ “Movies” means more than one movie → plural → movies

5. I really like to drink soda using spiral straws/straw’s.
→ More than one straw → plural → straws

6. The bird/bird’s egg is blue.
→ Egg belongs to the bird → possessive → bird’s

7. I like the smell of rose/roses’.
→ Smell comes from many roses → plural possessive? Wait — actually, “roses” here is just plural (we’re not saying the smell *belongs* to the roses, but that it’s the smell *of* roses). So it’s just plural → roses

Wait — let’s double-check: “the smell of roses” = smell coming from multiple roses → no possession needed → roses

8. Diamonds/Diamonds’ are a girl/girl’s best friend.
→ First part: “Diamonds” = more than one diamond → plural → Diamonds
→ Second part: “best friend” belongs to a girl → possessive → girl’s

9. David’s/Davids mom is very tall.
→ Mom belongs to David → possessive → David’s

10. My brother/brother’s are twins.
→ “Are twins” means more than one brother → plural → brothers

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Now let’s list all correct answers clearly:

1. dog’s
2. Aaron’s
3. grandmother’s
4. movies
5. straws
6. bird’s
7. roses
8. Diamonds, girl’s
9. David’s
10. brothers

Final Answer:
1. dog’s
2. Aaron’s
3. grandmother’s
4. movies
5. straws
6. bird’s
7. roses
8. Diamonds, girl’s
9. David’s
10. brothers