Own It Correctly: Apostrophes and Possession for Grade 4

This Grade 4 grammar worksheet helps students understand how apostrophes are used to show possession or ownership. Learners discover that apostrophes help us clearly show who owns something—whether it belongs to one person, more than one person, or even animals. Through clear examples and step-by-step practice, children learn where to place apostrophes correctly and how small punctuation marks can change meaning.

The worksheet follows a gradual learning path, starting with identifying the correct use of apostrophes and moving on to adding apostrophes, rewriting sentences, and editing a full passage. These activities help students avoid common mistakes and build confidence in using possessive forms accurately in everyday writing.

Why Apostrophes and Possession Matter in Grammar?

Learning to use apostrophes for possession helps children:
1. Clearly show ownership in sentences. 
2. Avoid confusion between plural and possessive nouns. 
3. Improve sentence clarity and grammatical accuracy. 
4. Write polished sentences and descriptive passages.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five structured grammar activities:

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Sentence 
Students select the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession.

Exercise 2 – True or False 
Learners decide whether apostrophes are used correctly in each sentence.

Exercise 3 – Add Apostrophes 
Children add apostrophes to show correct possession in given sentences.

Exercise 4 – Rewrite Using Correct Apostrophes 
Students rewrite sentences neatly using accurate possessive forms.

Exercise 5 – Passage Editing 
A paragraph-level activity where learners add correct apostrophes throughout a passage.

ANSWER KEY

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Sentence 
1. b 
2. a 
3. c 
4. c 
5. a 
6. a 
7. c 
8. a 
9. b 
10. a 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. True 
2. False
3. False
4. True 
5. False
6. True 
7. True 
8. True 
9. False 
10. False 

Exercise 3 – Add Apostrophes 
1. Tina’s shoes are very muddy. 
2. “Please return Anand’s notebook,” said Meher. 
3. Reyan carried his friend’s cricket kit. 
4. Naira packed her coach’s sports bag. 
5. “Diya’s water bottle is leaking,” said Ziva. 
6. Ameera forgot her classmates’ project file. 
7. Reyan looked for his brother’s pencil box. 
8. “The turtle’s brother won the race,” said Sahil. 
9. Meher kept her sister’s lunch basket ready. 
10. Advait cleaned his uncle’s old backpack. 

Exercise 4 – Rewrite Using Correct Apostrophes 
1. Rita’s bag is on the bench. 
2. Manu’s book is open on the desk. 
3. The girls’ project won the prize. 
4. The kittens’ toys are all over the floor. 
5. The farmers’ crops grew well this year. 
6. Tani’s pencil broke during the test. 
7. The baby’s blanket is very soft. 
8. The teacher’s chair is near the board. 
9. The boys’ backpacks are lined up. 
10. The parrots’ feathers are bright green. 

Exercise 5 – Passage Editing 
Sophie and her brother Liam were visiting their grandmother’s house on Sunday. 
Sophie picked up her grandmother’s knitting bag and examined the colorful yarn inside. 
Liam noticed his mother’s apron hanging in the kitchen. 
Sophie grabbed her father’s recipe book and began reading the instructions. 
Liam washed his grandmother’s bowls and set them on the counter. 
They saw their cat Max’s tail twitching as he ran past the kitchen door. 
Sophie laughed and said Max’s favorite treat must be nearby. 
The children admired their grandmother’s neat kitchen.

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