possessive noun

Grammar Unit 2 Week 4
Monday
A possessive noun is a noun that shows who or what
owns or has something.
A singular possessive noun is a singular noun that
shows ownership.
Rory’s lunch.
(Rory is one person; the lunch belongs to her)
Form a singular possessive noun by adding an
apostrophe (‘) and an s to a singular noun.
The tree’s leaves are changing colors.
The dog’s collar is too tight.
Alex’s grandmother is coming to visit next week.
A person’s name or a collective noun that ends in s
also has an apostrophe (‘) and an s in the possessive.
Carlos’s watch is really cool.
The class’s assignments are on the board.

Practice
Fill in each blank in the sentence with a singular possessive
noun. Then answer the question.
1. The two dogs belong to the girl. Whose dogs are they? They are
the ______ dogs.
2. What is the singular possessive noun?
3. The car belongs to Mr. Smith. Whose car is it? It is ______ car.
4. What is the singular possessive noun?
5. The book belongs to Amber. Whose book is it? It is ______
book.
6. What is the singular possessive noun?
7. The house belongs to my family. Whose house is it? It is my
______ house.
8. What is the singular possessive noun?

Tuesday
A plural possessive noun is a plural noun that
shows ownership.
To form the possessive of a plural noun that ends
in s, add an apostrophe.
The teachers’ books are in the auditorium.
(The apostrophe shows that teachers is plural)
To form the possessive of a plural noun that
does not end in s, add an apostrophe and s.
The children’s toys are all very old.
The men’s suits are very expensive.
Women’s clothing is hard to shop for online.

Practice
Fill in the blank in each sentence with a plural
possessive noun. Then answer the question.
1. The computers belong to the writers. Whose
computers are they? They are the ______ computers.
2. What is the plural possessive noun?
3. The cheese is for the mice. Whose cheese is it? It is
the ______ cheese.
4. What is the plural possessive noun?
5. The bedroom belongs to my two brothers. Whose
bedroom is it? It is my two ______ bedroom.
6. What is the plural possessive noun?

Wednesday
When a singular noun ends in s, show the possessive
form by adding an apostrophe s.
The witness’s testimony sealed the case.
To form the possessive of a plural noun that does
not end in s, add apostrophe s.
The people’s ideas were kept in a book.
Do not confuse plurals with possessives.
Doctors is plural, doctor’s is singular possessive, and
doctors’ is plural possessive.
Cats is plural; cat’s and cats’ are possessive.

Practice
Fill in each blank with the singular possessive noun in
parentheses.
1. The barber cut ______ hair. (Jason)
2. The cat chased my ______ pet bird. (sister)
3. Our ______ engine had a problem. (car)
4. I loved the ______ special effects. (movie)
5. I don’t like my ______ pet lizard. (friend)

Thursday
Identify and correct the errors in the
possessive nouns below.
The citys’ yearly festival is supposed to
bring good luck. The festivals events include
eating good food and celebrating our local
heroes’s good deeds. Parents hold their
childrens’ hands tightly. Firework’s explode
above the peoples’ heads.

Practice
Change the sentence using a plural possessive noun.
1. We swam in the swimming pool for children. We
swam in the
swimming pool.
2. Where does the ski team for men practice? Where
does the ski
team practice?
Change each underlined noun into a possessive noun.
1. Jason two poodles followed him to school today.
2. The poodles pink ribbons made everyone laugh at
them.
3. The students laughter made the poodles bark.
4. The school principal came out to see what was
happening.

Friday
Identify the possessive noun(s) in each sentence.
Explain what each one means.
1. Dr. Jacobson’s car is dirty.
2. Did you see that rattlesnake’s tail?
3. The computers’ passwords need to be changed.
4. We took my cousins to the town’s swimming pool.
5. The storm damaged farmers’ crops.
6. This rose’s color is amazing.
7. He helped clean his twin sisters’ room.
8. Fifi’s and Gigi’s barking was a problem.
9. What did you think of the movie’s special effects?
10. That arcade’s music is always too loud.