Possessive Nouns Worksheet for English Learners - Practice Identifying Correct Forms

Problem Overview:

The task involves choosing the correct possessive form for each sentence. The rules for possessive forms are as follows:
1. Singular Possession: Add an apostrophe and an "s" (e.g., Arvind's book).
2. Plural Possession:
- For nouns that form plurals by adding "s" (e.g., boys), add an apostrophe after the "s" (e.g., boys' bags).
- For nouns that do not form plurals by adding "s" (e.g., children), add an apostrophe and an "s" (e.g., children's books).
3. Joint Possession: When two or more people share possession, only the last name gets the possessive form (e.g., Tom and Jerry's friend).

Solution:

#### 1) This is Tony's sports bag.
- Reasoning: "Tony" is a singular noun, so we use the singular possessive form: "Tony's".
- Answer: Tony's

#### 2) The teacher's book is on the desk.
- Reasoning: "Teacher" is a singular noun, so we use the singular possessive form: "teacher's".
- Answer: teacher's

#### 3) Ed's and Dan's favourite sport is cycling.
- Reasoning: Both "Ed" and "Dan" are singular nouns, so each gets the singular possessive form: "Ed's" and "Dan's".
- Answer: Ed's and Dan's

#### 4) Where's Eva's pen?
- Reasoning: "Eva" is a singular noun, so we use the singular possessive form: "Eva's".
- Answer: Eva's

#### 5) My two friends' names are Tamer and Kemal.
- Reasoning: "Friends" is a plural noun, and since it ends in "s", we add an apostrophe after the "s": "friends'".
- Answer: friends'

#### 6) I like the photos in this book.
- Reasoning: "Photos" is already plural, so no possessive form is needed.
- Answer: photos

#### 7) Harry's pens are blue.
- Reasoning: "Harry" is a singular noun, so we use the singular possessive form: "Harry's".
- Answer: Harry's

#### 8) My mum and dad's photos are old.
- Reasoning: "Mum and dad" share possession, so only the last name gets the possessive form: "dad's".
- Answer: mum and dad's

#### 9) The teachers' names are Ms Yong and Ms Lee.
- Reasoning: "Teachers" is a plural noun, and since it ends in "s", we add an apostrophe after the "s": "teachers'".
- Answer: teachers'

#### 10) John's notebook isn't here.
- Reasoning: "John" is a singular noun, so we use the singular possessive form: "John's".
- Answer: John's

Final Answers:

1. Tony's
2. teacher's
3. Ed's and Dan's
4. Eva's
5. friends'
6. photos
7. Harry's
8. mum and dad's
9. teachers'
10. John's

Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{Tony's} \\
2. & \text{teacher's} \\
3. & \text{Ed's and Dan's} \\
4. & \text{Eva's} \\
5. & \text{friends'} \\
6. & \text{photos} \\
7. & \text{Harry's} \\
8. & \text{mum and dad's} \\
9. & \text{teachers'} \\
10. & \text{John's} \\
\end{array}
}
\]