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Possessive Nouns
Possessivenounsareusedtoshowthatsomethingbelongstoaperson,
place,thing,oridea.
Tomakeasingularnounpossessive,addanapostropheandanstothe
end.Dothisevenifthenounalreadyendswithans.
TheclassroombelongstoMr.Gonzales.Mr.Gonzalessclassroom
ThebookbelongstoJeff. Jeffsbook
Tomakeapluralnounthatendsinspossessive,addanapostropheto
theend.
Therestroombelongstothegirls Thegirlsrestroom
Theflavorbelongstothebeans
Thebeansflavor
Tomakeanirregularpluralnounthatdoesnotendinspossessive,add
anapostropheandanstotheend.
Thetoysbelongtothechildren Thechildrenstoys
Thefoodbelongstothegeese
Thegeesesfood
Remember:youdonotneedtouseanapostropheunlesssomething
belongstoaperson,place,thing,oridea.
Writethecorrectpossessivenountoshoweachbelonging:
Example:Theballbelongstotheboys_____theboysball______________
1.Thecarbelongstotheman_______________________________________
2.Thedinnerbelongstothefamily__________________________________
3.Thebooksbelongtothestudents__________________________________
4.ThecandybelongstoJessica______________________________________
5.Themessbelongstothedogs_____________________________________
6.Thepaintingbelongstothewoman________________________________
7.ThehomeworkbelongstoMike____________________________________
8.Themouseholebelongstothemice_______________________________
9.Theblanketbelongstothechild__________________________________
10.ThehousebelongstoMrs.Johnson_______________________________
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Key
Name:___________________________
Possessive Nouns
Possessivenounsareusedtoshowthatsomethingbelongstoaperson,
place,thing,oridea.
Tomakeasingularnounpossessive,addanapostropheandanstothe
end.Dothisevenifthenounalreadyendswithans.
TheclassroombelongstoMr.Gonzales.Mr.Gonzalessclassroom
ThebookbelongstoJeff. Jeffsbook
Tomakeapluralnounthatendsinspossessive,addanapostropheto
theend.
Therestroombelongstothegirls Thegirlsrestroom
Theflavorbelongstothebeans
Thebeansflavor
Tomakeanirregularpluralnounthatdoesnotendinspossessive,add
anapostropheandanstotheend.
Thetoysbelongtothechildren Thechildrenstoys
Thefoodbelongstothegeese
Thegeesesfood
Remember:youdonotneedtouseanapostropheunlesssomething
belongstoaperson,place,thing,oridea.
Writethecorrectpossessivenountoshoweachbelonging:
Example:Theballbelongstotheboys_____theboysball______________
1.Thecarbelongstotheman___________themanscar
____________________________
thefamilysdinner __________
2.Thedinnerbelongstothefamily________________________
3.Thebooksbelongtothestudents_______thestudentsbooks
___________________________
Jessicascandy
4.ThecandybelongstoJessica______________________________________
5.Themessbelongstothedogs__________thedogsmess
___________________________
thewomanspainting ________
6.Thepaintingbelongstothewoman________________________
Mikeshomework ____________
7.ThehomeworkbelongstoMike________________________
8.Themouseholebelongstothemice_____themicesmousehole
__________________________
9.Theblanketbelongstothechild________thechildsblanket
__________________________
10.ThehousebelongstoMrs.Johnson____Mrs.Johnsonshouse
___________________________
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