Possessive Nouns — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The children's playground is new. (children)
Irregular plural children takes apostrophe plus s to show ownership.
2. The women's coats are on sale. (women)
Women is an irregular plural, so we use women's to show possession.
3. The men's shoes are in the box. (men)
Irregular plural men takes apostrophe plus s, making men's shoes correct.
4. The mice's tiny footprints were on the floor. (mice)
Mice is an irregular plural, so possession is shown with mice's.
5. The children's books are in the library corner. (children)
Irregular plural children needs 's to show that the books belong to them.
6. The women's team won the game. (women)
Women's team means the team of the women, using the irregular plural rule.
7. The men's hats were hanging on hooks. (men)
Men's hats correctly shows ownership by adding apostrophe plus s to the irregular plural.
8. The mice's little house had cheese inside. (mice)
Mice's shows that the house belongs to the mice, following the irregular plural rule.
9. The children's voices filled the hallway. (children)
Irregular plurals always add 's for possession, so we write children's voices.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
the toys that belong to the children
→ the children's toys
the children's toys
the coats that belong to the women
→ the women's coats
the women's coats
the hats that belong to the men
→ the men's hats
the men's hats
the food that belongs to the mice
→ the mice's food
the mice's food
Children, women, men, and mice are plural without s, so they all take 's to show ownership.