Name: _________________________________
Date: _____________________
Grammar Skill: Singular Possessive Nouns
Noun- person, animal, place, or thing.
Possessive Noun- tells who or what something belongs to.
Singular Possessive- shows ownership by one person or thing. Add an apostrophe (‘)
and an s to a singular noun to show ownership.
Circle three singular possessive nouns in each sentence.
1. A visiting dog’s job is to make people happy.
2. Many dogs went to the trainer’s class.
3. Rosie lay near the girl’s bed.
4The dog tried to eat the boy’s food.
5. Bill’s room was very quiet.
Rewrite the phrase using singular possessive nouns.
1. the tail of the dog ____________________________________________________________
2. the pet that belongs to the girl __________________________________________________
3. the class of the teacher _______________________________________________________
4. the chair owned by the woman _________________________________________________
5. the food of the man __________________________________________________________
Make these singular nouns possessive.
1. __________________ hat (Casey)
2. __________________ book (baby)
3. __________________ crayon (Tom)
4. __________________ sock (uncle)