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    Singular Plural Possessive Nouns With Apostrohes

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    The document provides instructions for forming possessive nouns in English. It states that to make a singular noun possessive, an apostrophe and s are added. For regular plural nouns that end in s, only an apostrophe is added. Irregular plural nouns not ending in s take an apostrophe s. Examples are given for each case. The second part provides sentences to practice changing underlined nouns to their possessive form.

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    The document provides instructions for forming possessive nouns in English. It states that to make a singular noun possessive, an apostrophe and s are added. For regular plural nouns that end in s, only an apostrophe is added. Irregular plural nouns not ending in s take an apostrophe s. Examples are given for each case. The second part provides sentences to practice changing underlined nouns to their possessive form.

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    The document provides instructions for forming possessive nouns in English. It states that to make a singular noun possessive, an apostrophe and s are added. For regular plural nouns that end in s, only an apostrophe is added. Irregular plural nouns not ending in s take an apostrophe s. Examples are given for each case. The second part provides sentences to practice changing underlined nouns to their possessive form.

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    Singular Plural Possessive Nouns With Apostrohes

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    The document provides instructions for forming possessive nouns in English. It states that to make a singular noun possessive, an apostrophe and s are added. For regular plural nouns that end in s, only an apostrophe is added. Irregular plural nouns not ending in s take an apostrophe s. Examples are given for each case. The second part provides sentences to practice changing underlined nouns to their possessive form.

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    Name: _________________________ Date: _________________

    Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns with


    Apostrophes
    • A possessive noun shows ownership.
    • To make a singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and s.

    the book of the teacher  the teacher’s book

    • To make a regular plural noun possessive, just add an apostrophe.

    the books of the teachers  the teachers’ books

    • To make an irregular plural noun that does not end in s possessive,


    add an apostrophe and s.

    the toys of the children  the children’s toys

    Write the possessive form of the underlined word on the line by adding an
    apostrophe or apostrophe s.

    Carl favorite toy is broken. _____________________

    We saw the queens crowns at the museum. _____________________

    Chef Carter cut the strawberries tops off. _____________________

    The mother baby began to cry. _____________________

    My neighbor newspaper is soaking wet. _____________________

    Five zebras stripes were blue! _____________________

    Place Karla Easter eggs on the table. _____________________

    The clowns noses were red. _____________________

    All of the women voices were heard. _____________________

    Today is my parents wedding anniversary. _____________________

    I found the policeman whistle. _____________________

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    Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns

    • A possessive noun shows ownership.


    • To make a singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and s.

    the book of the teacher  the teacher’s book

    • To make a regular plural noun possessive, just add an apostrophe.

    the books of the teachers  the teachers’ books

    • To make an irregular plural noun that does not end in s possessive,


    add an apostrophe and s.

    the toys of the children  the children’s toys

    Write the possessive form of the underlined word on the line by adding an
    apostrophe or apostrophe s.

    Carl favorite toy is broken. Carl’s

    We saw the queens crowns at the museum. queens’

    Chef Carter cut the strawberries tops off. strawberries’

    The mother baby began to cry. mother’s

    My neighbor newspaper is soaking wet. neighbor’s

    Five zebras stripes were blue! zebras’

    Place Karla Easter eggs on the table. Karla’s

    The clowns noses were red. clowns’

    All of the women voices were heard. women’s

    Today is my parents wedding anniversary. parents’

    I found the policeman whistle. policeman’s

    Don’t get near the bear cub! bear’s

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