Possessive
's' exercises
For intermediate to advanced students
by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)
Transform the following
sentences using the possessive 's' structure. Sometimes the definite article
('The') isn't necessary, or is replaced by the indefinite article (a/an).
1. Salary for three months ______________________________________
2. The dog which belongs to Jane ______________________________________
3. The mouth of the horse ______________________________________
4. The ambition that Joe has ______________________________________
5. The house where Uncle Toby lives ______________________________________
6. The policy of this company ______________________________________
7. The doll belonging to Beth ______________________________________
8. The decision made by the judge ______________________________________
9. The mother of Liz ______________________________________
10. The children of the Jones ______________________________________
11. The responsibility of the government ______________________________________
12. The father of the boys ______________________________________
13. The resources of the world ______________________________________
14. The nest where the wasps live ______________________________________
15. The wages for the week ______________________________________
16. The wedding of a friend of my sister ______________________________________
17. The bicycle of a friend of my
parents ______________________________________
18. A holiday lasting five days ______________________________________
Now put the numbers and words
in the correct column according the pronunciation of the possessive 's'
structure (the first one if there is more than one possessive 's'). If you are
not sure of the pronunciation, the rules are the same as for plural or third
person 's' - see Viv's worksheet 'English pronunciation rules -
sounds'. The first three have been done for you.
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Type 1 /S/ (6 words) |
Type 2 /Z/ (6 words) |
Type 3 /IZ/ (6 words) |
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1- months' |
2 - Jane's |
3 - horse's |
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