Definition: A noun is a part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. Examples: Mango, girl, boy, cat, etc. Any name given to a person, thing, animal or place is called a noun. Nouns are words used to refer to objects, places and living things. Some nouns also refer to feelings and emotions.
This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used.
Possessive Nouns Exercises for Class 5 CBSE With Answers PDF
Fundamentals
Possessive Case: When a noun or a pronoun is used to show ownership or possession, authority, etc., it is said to be in the Possessive Case. For example:
This is Rohit’s bike.
When the noun is Singular, the Possessive Case is formed by adding’s (apostrophe ‘S) to the noun and when plural noun ends with an ‘s’, we put only an apostrophe after the ‘S’ to form its possessive case.
Examples:
| Singular | Possessive | Plural | Possessive |
| Boy | Boy’s | Boys | Boys’ |
| Book | Book’s | Books | Books’ |
| Girl | Girl’s | Girls | Girls’ |
| Man | Man’s | Men | Men’s |
| I | Mine | Women | Women’s |
| You | Yours | Parents | Parents’ |
| 80 | 80s’ | ||
| 2009 | 2009’s | ||
| It | Its | ||
| Who | Whose |
Apostrophe or no apostrophe after noun ends in ‘s’
When a proper noun ends in s, the possessive form can take either an apostrophe (‘s) or only an apostrophe () at the end.
Examples:
- This is a portrait of the King Charles’s wife. /
This is a portrait of the King Charles’ wife. - My uncle, James’s factory was burnt down last night. /
My uncle, James’ factory was burnt down last night.
Two possessive nouns one after the other
Sometimes, two possessive nouns appearing one after the other may be necessary to indicate double ownership.
Examples:
- She is Vicky’s brother’s girlfriend.
- This is Radhika’s father’s car.
Apostrophe indicates joint ownership When two nouns are joint owners, only the second noun is in the possessive form of an apostrophe and ‘s’. Examples:
- On that hill is Jack and Jill’s house. (The house belongs to both Jack and
- Payal and Payal’s mother is a doctor.
Compound possessive nouns If it is a hyphenated compound noun, add the apostrophe (‘s) to the last word.
Example:
- My father-in-law’s car hit a van the other day.
Presentation
Read the picture story.
Answer the following questions from the story above.
1. Who welcomed the young couple in the story above? ________________
2. Who served the delicious dinner? ________________
3. What did Rohan’s wife get from her parents? ________________
Possessive Nouns Worksheets With Answers Pdf Class 5 CBSE
A. Write the possessive form of the underlined word on the line by adding an apostrophe or apostrophes.
1. Nitin favourite toy is broken. __________
2. We saw the queens crowns at the museum. __________
3. Chef Sanjeev cut the strawberries tops off. __________
4. The mother baby began to cry. __________
5. My neighbour newspaper is soaking wet. __________
6. Five zebras stripes were blue! __________
7. Place Nina Easter eggs on the table. __________
8. The clowns noses were red. __________
9. All of the women voices were heard. __________
10. Today is my parents wedding anniversary. __________
B. Read the following sentences. Write the possessive form of the noun given in brackets.
1. My __________ bike has a flat tyre. (brother)
2. The __________ rooms are going to be cleaned today. (girls)
3. The __________ coat was white. (doctor)
4. At our school, the __________ desks are made of wood. (teachers)
5. The __________ toys were scattered all over the ground. (children)
C. Read each sentence. Circle the correct form of the possessive noun.
1. This spring the (geese’s, geeses’) babies will hatch.
2. The (bee’s, bees’) hive was full of honey.
3. The (dog’s, dogs) bark was loud.
4. That (bird’s, birds) feathers are blue and yellow.
5. The (men’s, mens’) suits were black.
6. After the storm the (children’s, childrens’) toys were soaked from the rain.
7. (Sonia’s, Sonias’) rain boots had pink and green Polk-a-dots on them.