A possessive noun quiz is very useful for fourth and fifth graders. Below are a few sample quizzes that you could make use of when teaching grammar lessons on possessive nouns.

Quiz 1

Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the possessive form of the nouns in parentheses.

The ________ color (birds)
The ________ hues (lights)
The ________ painting (museum)
The ________ length (mattress)
The ________ effectiveness (delivery)
_______ Metropolitan museum (New York)
The _______ hot dogs (restaurant)
The _______ weight (television)
My ________ bed (dog)
My ________ car (Mom)
The _______ uniform (Officer)
The _______ bottle (baby)
The _______ toy (boy)
The _______ tire (car)
The _______ smell (food)
The _______ cord (telephone)
The _______ books (teacher)
The _______ smell (flower)
The ______ brightness (light)

Quiz 2

Write each group of words using a possessive noun.

The room of the girl ____________________________
The toy of the boy _____________________________
The house of my mom __________________________
The ball of the dog _____________________________
The purse of the lady ___________________________
The telephone of the man________________________
The car of the mailman _________________________
The milk of the cat __________________________
The cries of the dog ________________________
The cage of the monkey ________________________

Quiz 3

Circle all of the possessive nouns in the narrative below.

My dog's howl is very loud. Every time he howls it is an eerie sound. Sometimes he jumps on my Mom's couch. Sometimes he will lay on my Dad's favorite chair. When I took him for a walk he ate my neighbor's food, and everyone laughed when he ate the girl's food. I did not know how to control him. When my Dad saw him drinking the cat's water outside, he yelled for him to stop and get away from there. My dog got scared and began to run very fast. He ran around the block and across my friend's lawn. He leaped over the fence at Ms. Williams' house, he crept through the alley behind Mr. Donald's house too. When I called out to him, he just continued to run. Faster and faster until he came to a red car. It was Mrs. Jarrell's car. She was kind enough to stop and get out of her car. She went over to my dog and walked him back to me.

Quiz 4

Circle all of the possessive nouns in the narrative below.

We got cellphones today. My sister's cellphone is red. My brother's cellphone is blue. My cellphone is different than my brother's and my sister's cellphone. When I showed my cellphone to my friend, she was excited. My friend's cellphone is slim and flips open. Much different than mine. When we are out at the mall we love to look at other people's cellphones. This one girl's cellphone was pink with purple polka dots. This boy's cellphone was green with black and yellow stripes. When we went to eat pizza, the waiter's cellphone was all black, but the hostess's cellphone was navy blue. When my friend's mom picked her up outside of the mall, she was talking on her cellphone. My friend's mom's cellphone is yellow and green. My friend's older brother drove past as she was getting the car with her mother. Her brother's cellphone was blue green and was chatting away. When my friend drove away and my mom came to pick me up she showed me her latest cellphone. My mom's old cellphone she had traded in for a sparkly green and red cellphone with rhinestones. It was really pretty and bright. My mom's new cellphone had many capacities.She could watch movies on it and even check her email. I wish I had my mom's new cellphone. It looks even better than mine.

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Possessive Noun Quiz

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A possessive noun quiz is very useful for fourth and fifth graders. Below are a few sample quizzes that you could make use of when teaching grammar lessons on possessive nouns.