Pre-elementary Workbook 2nd edition

Exit Course

Unit 4 – possessive ’s / contraction ’s

Family names.

Sharon is Peter’s wife …

Complete the sentences.

John is Anne’s husband …

Possession, contraction, plural.

My name’s Paul …

Meet Kathy and her family.

Meet Kathy …

Family names

How old is Kathy? …

Possession or contraction?

Henry’s car is old …

Whose is it?

It’s Bill’s watch …

Singular nouns.

It’s my camera …

Plural nouns.

They’re my clothes …

Meet Billy and Tommy.

Hi Tommy, wow! …

Whose or Who’s?

Whose phone is ringing? …

Write the sentences again

  1. Sharon is Peter’s wife.
  2. Nick is Lauren’s brother.
  3. Peter is Sharon’s husband.
  4. Nick and Lauren are Sharon’s children.
  1. Peter is Lauren’s father.
  2. Sharon is Nick’s mother.
  3. Peter and Sharon are Nick’s parents.

Complete the sentences

  1. John is Anne’s husband.
  2. Alan is Steven’s brother.
  3. Anne is Alan’s mother.
  1. John is Steven’s father.
  2. Anne is John’s wife.
  3. Steven is Alan’s brother.

Write 1, 2 or 3 next to the completed sentence

  1. My name’s Paul. 2
  2. Sally and Drew are artists. 3
  3. What’s your phone number? 2
  4. This is the teacher’s dictionary. 1
  5. They are ambulance drivers. 3
  6. Martin is Emily’s father. 1
  1. My parents are American. 3
  2. Where’s Sarah’s key? 2 1
  3. Her name’s Paula. 2
  4. Their daughters are Fiona and Diane. 3
  5. Her husband’s 43. 2
  6. Where are John’s shoes? 1 3

Kathy’s family

  1. John
  2. Kathy
  3. Murray
  4. Michelle
  5. Matthew
  1. Nicole
  2. Tory
  3. Walter
  4. Ben

Answer the questions from the story

  1. Kathy’s 58 years old.
  2. Kathy’s husband’s name is John.
  3. Kathy and John have two children.
  4. Michelle’s sister’s name is Nicole.
  5. John’s children’s names are Michelle and Nicole.
  1. Michelle’s 35 and Nicole’s 33.
  2. Murray’s wife’s name is Michelle.
  3. The twin’s names are Tory and Walter.
  4. Ben’s three.
  5. Ben’s mother’s name is Nicole.

Possession or contraction?

  1. Henry’s car is old. (p)
  2. It’s a t-shirt. (c)
  3. It’s Saturday tomorrow. (c)
  4. Paul’s a doctor. (c)
  5. Jenny’s husband’s 38. (p, c)
  1. His daughter’s at the shops. (c)
  2. What’s his job? (c)
  3. Fred’s 85 years old. (c)
  4. Erin’s school is in the city centre. (p)
  5. Where’s Julia’s daughter? (p)

Make sentences about the people

  1. It’s Bill’s watch.
  2. It’s Pam’s ice-cream
  3. It’s Jessica’s bag.
  4. It’s Ian’s hat.
  5. It’s Mary’s mobile phone.
  1. It’s Eric’s camera.
  2. It’s Tara’s dictionary.
  3. It’s Jason’s car.
  4. It’s Andy’s umbrella.
  5. It’s Sam’s newspaper.

Complete the sentences

  1. It’s my camera.
  2. It’s her camera.
  3. It’s their camera.
  4. It’s our camera.
  5. It’s his camera.
  6. It’s your camera.
  1. They’re my clothes.
  2. They’re your clothes.
  3. They’re his clothes.
  4. They’re their clothes.
  5. They’re our clothes.
  6. They’re her clothes.

Complete the questions

  1. Whose phone is ringing?
  2. Who’s on the phone?
  3. Whose uncle is here?
  4. Who’s your best friend?
  5. Whose boat is that?
  1. Who’s your sister?
  2. Whose handbag is this?
  3. Who’s your favourite football player?
  4. Who’s at Jane’s birthday party?
  5. Whose pen is that?