Singular Possessives Practice
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on understanding and using singular possessives.
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Singular Possessives Practice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember, a singular possessive noun shows that one person or thing owns something. We add an apostrophe and an 's' ('s) to a singular noun to make it possessive.
Complete each sentence by writing the singular possessive form of the noun in parentheses.
1. The (dog) bone was buried in the yard.
2. My (teacher) desk is very neat.
3. Have you seen the (girl) new backpack?
4. The (cat) tail swished back and forth.
5. I borrowed my (friend) book.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a singular possessive noun.
1. Which sentence is correct?
The boys bike is red.
The boy's bike is red.
The boys' bike is red.
The boys bike's is red.
2. Which sentence is correct?
That is my mother's car.
That is my mothers car.
That is my mother's' car.
That is my mothers' car.
Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.
1. To show singular possession, you always add 's to a noun.
True
False
2. The word 'its' (without an apostrophe) shows possession.
True
False
Rewrite each phrase using a singular possessive noun.
1. The toy belonging to the baby.
2. The bark of the dog.
3. The house owned by my neighbor.
Write three sentences describing things that belong to one person or thing. Make sure to use singular possessive nouns correctly in each sentence.
