Plural/Possessive Nouns & Homophones

Plural/Possessive Nouns & Homophones

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Plural / Possessive Nouns

Means ownership

YES APOSTROPHE

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Example: snail's​

Possessive

Means more than one

NO APOSTROPHE​

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Example: snails​

​Plural

Plural vs. Possessive

Multiple Choice

Which option is the correct way to show possession with a name?

• Lauras

• Laura's

Plural Possessive

Means more than one and ownership.

First, make it plural. Then, make it possessive.

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Example: child

Plural: children

Plural possessive: children's​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the plural possessive of desk?

• desks'

• desks's

• desk's

For many words, the plural already ends in “s,” so just add an apostrophe by itself after the “s.”

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Examples:

snakes'

books'

class'​

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Homophones

Open Ended

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What is a homophone?

Homophone

Two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings.

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Example: their, there, they're

Their grandmother makes the best cookies.

I went to the store over there.

They're not used to this weather.​

Commonly Confused Homophones

by, buy, bye

​its, it's

​to, too, two

​your, you're

whose, who's

​passed, past

​weather, whether

affect, effect

accept, except​

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​Buy, by, bye

Buy: to purchase

By: close in proximity

Bye: adios ​

Its, it's

its: possessive, similar to "his"

it's: it is​

​To, too, two

To: preposition

Too: also, ​excessively

Two: number​

​Your, you're

Your: possessive

You're: you are​

Whose, who's

whose: possessive

who's: who is​

​Past, passed

past: before, time

passed: to go by​

Whether, weather

whether: choice between alternatives

weather: what is going on outside​

Affect, effect

affect: action

effect: noun​

Accept, except

accept: to receive willingly

except: exclude​

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Multiple Choice

The possessive of the word lion is ____.

• lions

• lions's

• lion's

Multiple Choice

The plural of the word schedule is ____.

• schedules

• schedules's

• schedule's

Multiple Choice

The plural possessive of the word notebook is ____.

• notebooks

• notebooks's

• notebook's

• notebooks'

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:

My motivation ____ my grades

• effects

• affects

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:

Andrew is ____ stressed about the exam.

• to

• too

• two

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:

The house is ____ the ocean.

• by

• bye

• buy

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:

____ for Jack, we all are ready for the essay.

• accept

• except

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• I went to the car show.

• To many people dislike pizza.

• Megan chose to go to college.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• The waiter understood your order.

• Your sister is my friend.

• Your not welcome at the party.

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