Grammar Practice: Possessive Nouns and Pronouns - Homeschool Den - Free Printable

The task in the image is a grammar practice exercise focusing on possessive forms. The goal is to fill in the blanks with the correct possessive forms of the nouns provided in parentheses. Below is the solution with explanations for each question.

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Left Sheet: Grammar Practice - Possessive

#### 1. I saw ______ book over the table.
- Belongs to Maria: Maria's
- Solution: I saw Maria's book over the table.

#### 2. The ______ collar was too tight around ______ neck.
- Belongs to the dog: dog's
- Belongs to it: its
- Solution: The dog's collar was too tight around its neck.

#### 3. Do you know ______ phone number?
- Belongs to Matt: Matt's
- Solution: Do you know Matt's phone number?

#### 4. I think ______ number is 111-222-1234.
- Belongs to him: his
- Solution: I think his number is 111-222-1234.

#### 5. Do you know where ______ coats are?
- Belongs to the girls: the girls'
- Solution: Do you know where the girls' coats are?

#### 6. ______ baby is so cute. She smiles a lot.
- Belong to Aunt Janice: Aunt Janice's
- Solution: Aunt Janice's baby is so cute. She smiles a lot.

#### 7. Did you see ______ face when he made that speech?
- Belongs to the President: the President's
- Solution: Did you see the President's face when he made that speech?

#### 8. Snow is covering all of ______ branches.
- Belongs to the tree: the tree's
- Solution: Snow is covering all of the tree's branches.

#### 9. That house looks creepy. ______ shutters are falling down.
- Belongs to it: its
- Solution: That house looks creepy. Its shutters are falling down.

#### 10. The ______ tongue is always hanging out.
- Belongs to the puppy: puppy's
- Solution: The puppy's tongue is always hanging out.

#### 11. The dog has a tick on ______ back.
- Belongs to it: its
- Solution: The dog has a tick on its back.

#### 12. The Smith ______ car is parked at the Metro Station.
- Belongs to the family: family's
- Solution: The Smith family's car is parked at the Metro Station.

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Right Sheet: Grammar Practice - Possessive

#### 13. The ______ color doesn't match the rest of the shirt.
- Belongs to several buttons: buttons'
- Solution: The buttons' color doesn't match the rest of the shirt.

#### 14. I like ______ scarf.
- Belongs to her: her
- Solution: I like her scarf.

#### 15. The ______ home is a mound that is four feet high!
- Belongs to the termites: termites'
- Solution: The termites' home is a mound that is four feet high!

#### 16. The termites build ______ mounds facing north and south.
- Belongs to them: their
- Solution: The termites build their mounds facing north and south.

#### 17. ______ wildlife is really interesting.
- Belongs to Australia: Australia's
- Solution: Australia's wildlife is really interesting.

#### 18. The cane toad is not native to Australia, but was introduced because of ______ voracious appetite.
- Belongs to it: its
- Solution: The cane toad is not native to Australia, but was introduced because of its voracious appetite.

#### 19. The problem is the cane ______ skin is toxic and kills native wildlife.
- Belongs to the toad: toad's
- Solution: The problem is the cane toad's skin is toxic and kills native wildlife.

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Explanation of Possessive Forms

1. Singular Nouns: Add 's (e.g., Maria's, dog's).
2. Plural Nouns Ending in -s: Add just an apostrophe (e.g., girls', buttons').
3. Possessive Pronouns: Use specific pronouns like his, her, its, their.
4. Compound Nouns: Make the last noun possessive (e.g., Smith family's).

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Final Answer

The completed sentences are as follows:

#### Left Sheet
1. Maria's
2. dog's, its
3. Matt's
4. his
5. the girls'
6. Aunt Janice's
7. the President's
8. the tree's
9. its
10. puppy's
11. its
12. family's

#### Right Sheet
13. buttons'
14. her
15. termites'
16. their
17. Australia's
18. its
19. toad's

Boxed Final Answer:
```boxed{
Maria's, dog's, its, Matt's, his, the girls', Aunt Janice's, the President's, the tree's, its, puppy's, its, family's, buttons', her, termites', their, Australia's, its, toad's
}
```