Possessive Case........

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1. Join the sentences. Use the possessive case of nouns.

1. Helen has a cat. It is white. …Helen’s cat is white. ( example)……………………………………………….


2. John has a sister. She is naughty. JOHN’S SISTER IS NAUGHTY.
3. My grandmother has a house. It is near the sea. ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. Mr. White has a wife. She is at home now. …………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The boys have an aunt. She is very kind. …………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Mary and Paul have a son. He is five years old. ………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Dr. Johnson has an office. It is dark. ………………………………………………………………………………………………....
8. The children have books. They are interesting. ………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Bill and Jim have wives. They are friends. Bill’s and Jim’s wives are friends
10. My friends go to school. It’s near their house. ………………………………………………………………………………..
11. Mrs. Smith makes tea. It’s horrible. Mrs. Smith’s tea is horrible.
12. The students have a task. It’s difficult. The students’ task is difficult.

2. Choose the right variant to complete 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct subject
the sentences. pronouns or possessive adjectives.
1. David is Ann’s brother. 1. Nick and Sam are students. THEY are at
a) Ann b) Ann’s c) Anns’ school now. THEIR school is in Park street.
2. Mr Jones is …………………. father. 2. I have a sister. Her name is Lucy. She.is
a) there b) theirs c) their really good at painting.
3. My……………………. house is near my school. 3. My friend and I are fond of English. Now we
a) grandparents’ b) grandparent’s are in our English class. Our teacher’s name is
c) grandparents Mr Bell.
4. Those are the ……………………. notebooks. 4. Hello! My name is Olga. I am from Russia.
a) children’ b) children’s c) childrens’ 5. Where are you from, Susan? What’s
5. ……………… mother is a teacher. …………………. job?
a) he’s b) his c) he 6. This is Peter Brown. ………………. is our
6. …………………… new car is very expensive. neighbour. ………………… house is number 24.
a) The Jane’s b) Jane is c) Jane’s ……………… is green with a white door.
7. My ………………………. are on holiday now. 7. I don’t like this dress. ……………….. colour is
a) friends b) friend’s c) friends’ awful!

4. Change the sentences. Use the possessive case of nouns or of phrase.


1. Bill has a family. This is BILL’S FAMILY
2. Paul and Mary have a house. It is …….…………………………………….…………………………………
3. The book has a bright cover. …..…………………………………………….…………………. is bright.
4. My brother-in-law has a car. This is ………………………………………………………………………….
5. The suit has a very high price. ………………………………………..………………………. is very high.
6. The girls have some toys. Those are …………..……………………………………………………….
7. The house has thick walls. …..………………………………………………………………..…are thick.
8. The dog has funny ears. …..…………………………………………………………………..are funny.
9. In autumn the tree has red leaves. In autumn………………………..….……………………….…..are red.

© S.Tsyr 2012

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