25/2/2016 Viv's possessive 's' exercises 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 1. Three months of salary 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. Five days of holiday Now put the numbers 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 Type 1 /S/ (6 words) Type 2 /Z/ (6 words) Type 3 /IZ/ (6 words) Possessive 's' worksheet Back to Grammar worksheets Home http://www.vivquarry.com/wkshts/possessivex.html 1/1