Possessive Nouns Printable Worksheets for Grade 1 - Kidpid - Free Printable

Let's solve the worksheet step by step. This is a Possessive vs. Plural grammar exercise, where you need to choose between possessive (showing ownership) and plural (more than one) forms of nouns.

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🔍 Key Concept:

- Plural: More than one (e.g., *boys*, *dogs*)
- Possessive: Shows ownership (e.g., *boy’s*, *dog’s*)

We are given two options:
- A: Plural form
- B: Possessive form

We must pick the correct one for each sentence.

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✔ Let's go through each sentence:

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1. Put your coat on your _______ hook.
- Option A: brothers
- Option B: brother's
✔ Answer: B – brother's
👉 "Brother's" shows the hook belongs to the brother.
✔️ Correct: *brother's hook* (possessive)

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2. The _______ liner is ripped.
- A: drawer's
- B: drawers
✔ Answer: A – drawer's
👉 "Drawer's" means the liner belongs to the drawer.
✔️ Correct: *drawer's liner* (possessive)

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3. Your _______ are both so tall!
- A: sisters
- B: sister's
✔ Answer: A – sisters
👉 We're talking about multiple sisters (plural), not ownership.
✔️ Correct: *Your sisters are both so tall!* (plural)

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4. Consider the _______ advice before you answer.
- A: teachers
- B: teacher's
✔ Answer: B – teacher's
👉 "Teacher's" means advice from one teacher (ownership).
✔️ Correct: *teacher's advice* (possessive)

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5. A _______ gills allows it to breathe under water.
- A: fish's
- B: fishes
✔ Answer: A – fish's
👉 "Fish's" shows the gills belong to the fish.
✔️ Correct: *fish's gills* (possessive)
Note: Even though "fish" can be plural, here we're referring to one fish.

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6. This _______ claws are sharp.
- A: cat's
- B: cats
✔ Answer: A – cat's
👉 "Cat's" shows the claws belong to the cat.
✔️ Correct: *cat's claws* (possessive)

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7. The _______ are playing in the park.
- A: dogs
- B: dog's
✔ Answer: A – dogs
👉 Multiple dogs are playing — plural noun.
✔️ Correct: *The dogs are playing* (plural)

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8. Don't leave your bike behind _______ car.
- A: dads
- B: dad's
✔ Answer: B – dad's
👉 "Dad's" means the car belongs to the dad.
✔️ Correct: *dad's car* (possessive)

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9. _______ shoes are muddy.
- A: Carter
- B: Carters
✔ Answer: B – Carters
👉 "Carters" is plural — meaning more than one person named Carter.
✔️ Correct: *Carters' shoes*? Wait — but option B says "Carters", not "Carters'"... Hmm.

Wait — let's check the options carefully:

> A: Carter
> B: Carters

But the sentence is: "_______ shoes are muddy."

If it's Carter's shoes, that would be possessive → but "Carter's" isn't an option.

But option B is "Carters" — which is plural.

So if it's "Carters shoes", that doesn’t make sense grammatically.

But wait — maybe there's a typo?

Actually, "Carters" could be the plural of "Carter", but we need possessive for ownership.

However, the only options are:
- A: Carter
- B: Carters

Neither is possessive. But "Carter's" should be the correct form.

But since "Carter's" isn't listed, and "Carters" is the only plural option, perhaps the intended answer is B: Carters, assuming they mean "the Carters" as a family name?

But even then, we'd say "The Carters' shoes" — with apostrophe-s.

Since "Carters" is plural, and "shoes" is plural, maybe it's meant to be "The Carters" (a family), and their shoes are muddy.

But without an apostrophe, "Carters" alone is just the plural name.

This is ambiguous.

But looking at the pattern: Option A is singular, B is plural.

So likely, the sentence is implying multiple people named Carter.

Thus:
✔ Answer: B – Carters
👉 "The Carters" (family) — their shoes are muddy.
Even though it lacks the apostrophe, in context, this may be acceptable.

Alternatively, if it were "Carter's", it would be possessive — but it's not an option.

So B is the best choice.

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10. The _______ have red roofs.
- A: house's
- B: houses
✔ Answer: B – houses
👉 Multiple houses have red roofs — plural.
✔️ Correct: *The houses have red roofs.* (plural)

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11. The _______ brakes work well.
- A: truck's
- B: trucks
✔ Answer: A – truck's
👉 Brakes belong to the truck — possessive.
✔️ Correct: *truck's brakes* (possessive)

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12. The _______ work well.
- A: truck's
- B: trucks
✔ Answer: B – trucks
👉 "Trucks" (plural) — the vehicles work well.
✔️ Correct: *The trucks work well.* (plural)

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✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | B – brother's |
| 2 | A – drawer's |
| 3 | A – sisters |
| 4 | B – teacher's |
| 5 | A – fish's |
| 6 | A – cat's |
| 7 | A – dogs |
| 8 | B – dad's |
| 9 | B – Carters |
| 10 | B – houses |
| 11 | A – truck's |
| 12 | B – trucks |

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📝 Summary of Rules Used:

- Use possessive when showing ownership (e.g., *brother's hook*).
- Use plural when referring to more than one item or person (e.g., *sisters*, *dogs*).
- Note: Some words like "fish" or "house" can be tricky — always consider whether the noun owns something or is being counted.

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