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Possessive Apostrophe Practice

A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and using possessive apostrophes.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsPossessive Apostrophe
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.C

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ELAGrammarPossessive ApostropheGrade 1
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Possessive Apostrophe Practice

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Read each sentence. Add an apostrophe (') to show that something belongs to someone. Then rewrite the sentence correctly.

1. This is Sams dog.  

2. The girls hat is red.  

3. The cats toy is lost.  

4. Mommys car is blue.  

5. The boys bike is new.  

Rewrite each phrase to show possession using an apostrophe.

1. the book of Max

2. the ball of the dog

3. the dress of the girl

Which sentence uses the possessive apostrophe correctly?

1. My brothers toy car is broken.

a

My brothers toy car is broken.

b

My brother's toy car is broken.

c

My brothers' toy car is broken.

d

My brother toy's car is broken.

2. The teachers desk is neat.

a

The teachers' desk is neat.

b

The teacher desk's is neat.

c

The teacher's desk is neat.

d

The teachers desk's is neat.

1. An apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.

T

True

F

False

2. We use an apostrophe before the 's' to show possession for one person.

T

True

F

False

Write two sentences using a possessive apostrophe to show that something belongs to someone. Circle the possessive noun in each sentence.