Forming Possessive Nouns Quiz (Level A2-B1) - Grammar Practice

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Question 1: My sister has a new bike. ___ bike is red.

Question 1 options
'My sister's' is correct because we add apostrophe + s to a singular noun to show possession. 'Sisters' is a plural noun with no possession, 'sisters's' is not a valid English form, and 'sisters'' would mean multiple sisters possess something.
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Question 2: The students left their bags in the classroom. The teacher found the ___.

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'students' bags' is correct because when a plural noun ends in s, we add only an apostrophe after the s to show possession. 'student's bags' would mean only one student, 'students's bags' is not a valid form, and 'students bags' has no apostrophe to show possession.
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Question 3: To form the possessive of a singular noun, you always add an apostrophe and the letter 's' (apostrophe + s).

Question 3 options
True because the standard rule for singular nouns is to add apostrophe + s to show possession, for example 'the cat's toy' or 'the teacher's desk'.
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Question 4: Which situation correctly uses a possessive noun?

Question 4 options
'The dog's bowl is empty' correctly uses a possessive noun to show that the bowl belongs to the dog. The other options describe plurals, contractions, or adjectives, which are different grammatical structures.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • the chair
  • The girl's
  • is on
  • coat

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The girl's coat is on the chair' because we add apostrophe + s to the singular noun 'girl' to show that the coat belongs to her.
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Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'The children's playground was full of kids' is correct because irregular plural nouns that do not end in s (like 'children') take apostrophe + s to show possession. The other sentences incorrectly use 'childrens'' (not a valid word), 'childrens' (missing apostrophe), or 'children is' (a verb form, not possessive).
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Question 7: Customer: Whose jacket is this on the chair? Shop assistant: It belongs to the woman over there. It is ___.

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'the woman's jacket' is correct because we add apostrophe + s to the singular noun 'woman' to show possession. 'the womans jacket' is missing the apostrophe, 'the women's jacket' refers to multiple women, and 'the womens jacket' is not a valid form.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a possessive noun and NOT a plural noun?

Question 8 options
'The doctor's office is on the second floor' correctly uses a possessive noun (apostrophe + s) to show the office belongs to the doctor. The other options use plural forms without any possessive apostrophe.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • new car
  • needs
  • a repair
  • My brother's

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'My brother's new car needs a repair' because we add apostrophe + s to the singular noun 'brother' to show possession, and the adjective 'new' comes before the noun 'car'.
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Question 10: There are four teachers at the school. The ___ room is always busy.

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'teachers'' is correct because 'teachers' is a regular plural noun ending in s, so we add only an apostrophe after the s to show possession. 'teacher's' refers to only one teacher, 'teachers's' is not a valid English form, and 'teachers' with no apostrophe is simply a plural noun with no possession marker.
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Question 11: Look at this sentence: 'The men's locker room is closed today.' Which statement about this possessive form is true?

Question 11 options
'Men' is an irregular plural that does not end in s, so it takes apostrophe + s to form the possessive. This follows the rule that irregular plural nouns not ending in s require apostrophe + s, just like singular nouns.
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Question 12: Rewrite to show joint possession: 'Tom and Anna have one car together.' → ___ car is parked outside.

Question 12 options
'Tom and Anna's' is correct because when two people jointly own one thing, the apostrophe + s is added only to the last name in the group. 'Tom's and Anna's' would suggest they each own a separate car.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The baby's bottle was on the table.
The babies' bottles were on the table.
The women's bags were left at the door.
Jack and Emma's house is very big.
Joint possession (apostrophe + s on last noun only)
Irregular plural noun possessive (apostrophe + s)
Regular plural noun possessive (apostrophe only)
Singular noun possessive (apostrophe + s)

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Singular nouns take apostrophe + s. Regular plural nouns ending in s take only an apostrophe. Irregular plural nouns not ending in s take apostrophe + s. Joint possession uses apostrophe + s on the last noun only.
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Question 14: For a name that already ends in the letter 's', such as 'James', only an apostrophe without an extra 's' is acceptable — writing 'James's' is incorrect.

Question 14 options
False because both 'James'' and 'James's' are accepted in standard English. Adding apostrophe + s to names ending in s is common and widely considered correct, though using only an apostrophe is also acceptable.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that two people each own their own separate books?

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'David's and Sarah's books are on the shelf' correctly uses apostrophe + s on both names to show that each person owns their own separate books. 'David and Sarah's books' would indicate joint ownership of the same books.