Possessive Nouns

By Esteban Martinez
Last updated almost 6 years ago
10 Questions
Rewrite each group of words using a possessive noun.
• A possessive noun names who or what owns something. A possessive
noun can be common or proper.
• A singular possessive noun names one owner. A plural possessive noun
names more than one owner.
• If a plural noun is regular and ends in -s, add an apostrophe to make it a
possessive noun.
• If a plural noun is irregular and does not end in -s, add an apostrophe
and -s to make it possessive.

the hands of the builder

the horns of three bison

the cries of those puppies

those puppies’ cries

the friends of Claire

the aromas of many soups

the whistle of the train

the decisions of the men

the feathers of our geese

the rivers of Mexico