Possessive Nouns: Who Owns It?

Strengthen first graders’ knowledge of possessive nouns with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet! Each of eight problems contains two sentences. The first sentence is complete, while the second is rewritten to include a possessive noun. Learners will read the sentences and then record the possessive noun that correctly completes the second sentence.

Designed for first-grade learners, this worksheet will help early readers identify nouns that show ownership, which provides a deeper understanding of possessive nouns. In addition, learning how to properly use apostrophes will improve students’ writing and editing skills. After mastering this concept, learners will be able to correctly use possessive nouns in their own writing.

For more practice with possessive nouns, be sure to check out Possessive Nouns: Add the Apostrophe.