Singular Possessives Practice
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and using singular possessives correctly in sentences.
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Singular Possessives Practice
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Read each section's instructions carefully and complete the activities. This worksheet will help you practice using singular possessives.
A singular possessive shows that a single person, animal, or thing owns or has something. We form a singular possessive by adding an apostrophe and an 's' ('s) to the singular noun.
Example: The book belongs to the girl. → The girl's book.
Rewrite each sentence, changing the underlined phrase to a singular possessive noun.
1. The collar of the dog was red. The was red.
2. The car belonging to my uncle is new. My is new.
3. The nest of the bird fell from the tree. The fell from the tree.
4. The room of the teacher was decorated for the holidays. The was decorated for the holidays.
5. The smile of the baby was adorable. The was adorable.
Choose the sentence that uses the singular possessive correctly.
1. Which sentence is correct?
The boys bike was broken.
The boy's bike was broken.
The boys' bike was broken.
The bike's boy was broken.
2. Which phrase correctly shows possession?
a cats tail
a cat's tail
a cats' tail
a cat tail's
Read each statement. Mark True if the singular possessive is used correctly, and False if it is not.
1. The principal's office is on the first floor.
True
False
2. My friend's dog loves to play fetch.
True
False
Write two sentences using a singular possessive noun in each. Underline the singular possessive noun.
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