Possessives - 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Possessives

Herhaling

Exercise

What does the 's stand for? Drag each sentence to the correct box.

(Wat betekent de 's? Sleep iedere zin naar het juiste vak.)

Is

Has

Possession

That's my sister

My sister's friend is in Finland

My sister's got a new dress

He's got a new book

Cristina's father likes opera

The house's got a new window

The dog's black

The dog's name is Bailey

The dog's got a new bowl.

What's your address?

There's a book under the table

The pencil's on the shelf

It's my sister, Mary

Can I have Susan's number?

My number's 11

Exercise

Read the sentences carefully and add ’s or ’ when necessary. (Zet ‘s of ‘ op de juiste plaats in de zin)

Type the whole sentence

1. I possess several shares in my Dads company.

2. Vickys mother is the owner of a private mansion.

3. Johns bike was very expensive.

4. I like to flip through magazines when I’m in the doctors waiting room.

5. The childrens books are on the floor.

6. The Smiths house is at the end of the street.

7. My mobile contract is relatively cheap compared to Julias.

8. I think raising money for this charity is important because it helps improve peoples quality of life.

9. The two girls bags were in the teachers classroom.

10. My parents house is worth a fortune.

11. The bridesmaids dresses were made by the brides aunt.

12. The womens shoe department is on the fourth floor.

13. You must have the project finished in three weeks time.

14. Do you like Ben and Jerrys?

15. I'll see you at Susans tonight.

16. The dogs bark is worse than its bite!

17. You should revise before next weeks test.

18. You can read todays top news stories on the BBC website.

19. Our neighbours cat always eats our dogs food!

20. Where is the mens room?

Exercise

Choose the correct form.

Only drag the correct answer to the box.

1. Our ___ website is very good

CORRECT

schools

schools'

school's

schools's

2. Write down your name and class at ___, please.

CORRECT

the page's top

the top of the page

the page's top

the top of the page's

3. I bought this computer at __ computer store.

CORRECT

Watson

Watsons's

Watsons

Watson's

4. Is that ___?

CORRECT

the dog of David

Davids dog

David's dog

The dog of Davids

5. This is Rafik. He is a friend of my ____.

CORRECT

sister's

sisters

sister

sisters's

6. My mother would like a hat for her birthday, but __ are often very expensive

CORRECT

womans' hats

womens'shats

womens hats

women'shats