Singular Possessives Practice
A worksheet for second graders to practice identifying and using singular possessives.
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Singular Possessives Practice
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions.
Possessive words show that something belongs to someone or something. We add an apostrophe (') and an 's' to a singular noun to make it possessive.
Example: The hat belongs to the boy. → The boy's hat.
Rewrite each phrase using a singular possessive noun.
1. The bone belongs to the dog. → The bone.
2. The car belongs to Dad. → car.
3. The dress belongs to the girl. → The dress.
4. The ball belongs to Max. → ball.
5. The house belongs to the bird. → The house.
Choose the sentence with the correct singular possessive noun.
1. Which sentence correctly uses a possessive noun?
The cat's toy was lost.
The cats toy was lost.
The cat toy's was lost.
The cats's toy was lost.
2. Which sentence correctly uses a possessive noun?
The teachers desk is big.
The teacher's desk is big.
The teachers' desk is big.
The teacher desk's is big.
Look at the picture. Write a sentence using a singular possessive noun to describe something in the picture.
Read each sentence. Decide if the possessive noun is used correctly.
1. The bird's nest was in the tree.
True
False
2. My mom's jacket is warm.
True
False
3. The boys bike has flat tires.
True
False