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Grade 3 Possessive Nouns Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · English

Unit 2: Capitals, Punctuation & SpellingPossessivesCCSS L.3.2d

Using apostrophes to show ownership with singular and plural nouns. This free upper elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Possessive Nouns

Grade 3 · English

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Learning goal: Possessives · CCSS L.3.2d

Directions: Rewrite using a possessive:

Example

Rewrite using a possessive: 'the toy that belongs to the dog'

Answer: the dog's toy

  1. 1

    the nests that belong to the boys

  2. 2

    the ball that belongs to the teacher

  3. 3

    the book that belongs to the farmer

  4. 4

    the toy that belongs to the cat

  5. 5

    the book that belongs to the bird

  6. 6

    the book that belongs to the boy

  7. 7

    the balls that belong to the dogs

  8. 8

    the coats that belong to the dogs

  9. 9

    the books that belong to the players

  10. 10

    the coats that belong to the boys

  11. 11

    the toys that belong to the farmers

  12. 12

    the book that belongs to the baby

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

What has a neck but no head?

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  1. 1.the boys' nests
  2. 2.the teacher's ball
  3. 3.the farmer's book
  4. 4.the cat's toy
  5. 5.the bird's book
  6. 6.the boy's book
  7. 7.the dogs' balls
  8. 8.the dogs' coats
  9. 9.the players' books
  10. 10.the boys' coats
  11. 11.the farmers' toys
  12. 12.the baby's book
  13. ★a bottle (challenge corner)

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