Possessive noun examples for 4th graders

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔑 A possessive noun shows ownership. It tells us who or what owns something.
• 🍎 To make a singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and an 's' ('s). Example: The girl's apple.
• 🐕 To make a plural noun possessive, add an apostrophe after the 's' if the noun already ends in 's'. Example: The dogs' toys.
• 👧 If the plural noun does not end in 's', add an apostrophe and an 's' ('s). Example: The children's books.
• ✍️ Possessive pronouns (like his, hers, its, yours, ours, theirs) do NOT use apostrophes.

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence correctly uses a possessive noun?
   1. The cat licked its paw.
   2. The cats toy was lost.
   3. The cat's toy was lost.
   4. The cats' toy was lost.
2. Which of the following is a possessive noun?
   1. Book
   2. Sarah's
   3. She
   4. They
3. What is the correct possessive form of 'dog' in the sentence: 'That is the _____ bone.'?
   1. dog
   2. dogs
   3. dog's
   4. dogs'
4. Which sentence uses the possessive form correctly for a plural noun?
   1. The boys's shoes are muddy.
   2. The boys shoes are muddy.
   3. The boy's shoes are muddy.
   4. The boys' shoes are muddy.
5. Choose the sentence that correctly shows ownership.
   1. The bird flew to its nest.
   2. The birds flew to it's nest.
   3. The bird's flew to its nest.
   4. The birds' flew to it's nest.
6. What is the possessive form of 'children' in the sentence: 'These are the _____ toys.'?
   1. children
   2. childrens
   3. children's
   4. childrens'
7. Which sentence does NOT need an apostrophe to show possession?
   1. That is her book.
   2. That is her's book.
   3. That is hers' book.
   4. That is hers book.