Possessive Nouns worksheet with multiple-choice questions for language practice.

Let's solve each question in the worksheet step by step and explain the correct use of possessive nouns.

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Understanding Possessive Nouns:

- Singular possessive: Add 's to the end of a singular noun.
Example: *the book belongs to my friend* → *It’s my friend’s book.*
- Plural possessive: If the plural ends in -s, add only an apostrophe (’) after the s.
Example: *my friends’ house* (more than one friend).
- For irregular plurals or words not ending in -s, add 's.
Example: *children’s toys*, *men’s clothes*.
- When referring to a person’s possession, we use the possessive form of the noun.

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Now, let’s go through each question:

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

- We are talking about one friend → singular.
- So, we need 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" means more than one friend → plural.
- Plural possessive: friends' (add only ’ after s).
✔ 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 includes multiple people.
- We treat "family" as a single unit → neighbors'? Wait — it says "family next door", so it's one family.
- But the option says neighbors’ or neighbors's.
- "Neighbors" is plural → neighbors’ is correct.
- However, “the family next door” is one family, so we should say neighbor's?
- But the options are:
- a. neighbors'
- b. neighbors's

Wait — there's a mistake here. The correct word should be neighbor's (if one neighbor), but the sentence says "family next door" — which implies one family, possibly one neighbor.

But the choices are both neighbors forms.

Let’s reevaluate: "The family next door" is one family, so it should be neighbor’s?

But the choices are:
- a. neighbors’
- b. neighbors's

Neither is correct if it's just one neighbor.

But maybe they mean the neighbors (plural) as a group.

In common usage, when referring to a house shared by a family, we often say "the neighbors' house" even if it's one family.

So, neighbors' is acceptable for plural.

But the phrase is "the family next door", which is singular.

This is tricky.

However, in English, we often say:
- "That's the neighbors' house." (even if one family)
- Or "That's my neighbor's house."

But since the option "neighbors'" is given, and "neighbors's" is grammatically incorrect (we don’t add 's after s), then:

✔ Answer: a. neighbors'

> ✔ "It's my neighbors' car."

Note: Although "neighbors'" refers to plural, it's commonly used this way in such contexts.

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

- One teacher → singular.
- So, teacher's.
✔ 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.

- "Girls" is plural → girls'.
- A school for girls → girls' school.
✔ Answer: b. girls'

> ✔ "She goes to a girls' school."

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

- One teacher → singular.
- So, 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 → singular.
- So, 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.

- One person: Susan → Susan's.
- Correct form: Susan's.
- Option b: Susans’ is wrong (no such form).
✔ Answer: a. Susan's

> ✔ "It was Susan's party."

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

- "Best friend" is singular.
- So, best friend's.
- Note: We do not make "best" possessive; only the noun "friend" gets the possessive.
- So: best friend's.
✔ Answer: b. best friend's

> ✔ "That's my best friend's bike."

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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 Rules Used:

- Singular noun → add 's
- Plural noun ending in -s → add ' only
- Plural noun not ending in -s → add 's
- For compound phrases like "best friend", only the noun takes the possessive: best friend's

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