Possessive (bezit)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

 Do you know what this is? 

It's a pencil sharpener! Well done if you guessed correctly. 

Possessive

You add -'s to singular (enkelvoud)  people and animals : 
my friend's car       that dog's toy      Jaimy's bike

You add '  to plural (meervoud) people and animals: 
 my parents' house     those ladies' shoes      the students' books

You add -'s to plurals without an -s:  children's clothes 

Possessive

You use 'of' with things and geographical names : 

London is the capital of England

The door of the classroom is open

1. Isn't this ______ book?

1. Peter
2. Peter's
3. Peters'
4. Peters

2. _____ trousers can be found on the top floor.

1. Men
2. Mens
3. Men's
4. Mens'

Which one is correct?

1. France's capital is Paris
2. The capital of France is Paris
3. Frances' capital is Paris
4. France has no capital

3. They are painting the ____ room this week.

1. Children's
2. Childrens
3. Childrens'
4. Children

4. Did you read ______ newspaper?

1. Yesterday
2. Yesterdays
3. Yesterdays'
4. Yesterday's

Which one is correct?

1. My bicycle's tyre is flat
2. My bicycle hasn't got tyres
3. The tyre of my bicycle is flat
4. My bicycles' tyres are all flat

Which sentence is not correct?

1. Your dog's tail is really long
2. The fur of my dog is very soft
3. My horse's eyes are brown
4. My cat's whiskers are very long

5. David is ______ husband.

1. Anne's
2. Annes
3. Annes'
4. Anne

6. All the _____ books were in their lockers.

1. boys's
2. boyss
3. boys'
4. boys

7. My ________ house is pretty far away.

1. grandparents's
2. grandparentss
3. grandparents'
4. grandparents