Possessive Nouns

Possessive Nouns

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A possessive noun is a noun that shows who or what owns or has something:

• That is Henry's toy.

• This is Jessica's basketball.

Add an apostrophe (') and the letter s to make a singular noun possessive:

• Jen's drawing is pretty.

• Her grandmother's garden has roses.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows a singular possessive noun?

• The pig's tail is curly.

• The pigs' tail is curly.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows a singular possessive noun?

• The elephants trunk is very strong.

• The elephant's trunk is very strong.

Multiple Choice

Show the singular possessive form of "the ears of the rabbit"

• the rabbits' ears

• the rabbit's ears

Multiple Choice

Show the singular possessive form of "the neck of the giraffe"

• the giraffe's neck

• the giraffes neck

Plural Possessive Nouns: Adding an apostrophe (') to the end of a plural noun makes it possessive.

• The fans' cheering was loud.

• The houses' roofs were brown.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows a plural possessive noun?

• The rabbits den is quiet.

• The rabbits' den is quiet.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows a plural possessive noun?

• The ducks' pond is peaceful.

• The duck's pond is peaceful.

Multiple Choice

Show the plural possessive form of "the cage of the parrots"

• the parrot's cage

• the parrots' cage

Multiple Choice

Show the plural possessive form of "the home of the family"

• the families' home

• the family's home

Irregular Possessive Nouns and Collective Nouns: adding an (') and s forms a possessive of plural nouns not ending in s.

• The children's library is open.

• Women's shoes were on sale.

• The jury's verdict was guilty.

Multiple Choice

The (moose) ______________ antlers are large.

• mooses'

• moose's

• mooses

Multiple Choice

The (horse) _______ mane is soft and silky.

• horses'

• horse's

• horses

Multiple Choice

(Porcupines) __________ quills are sharp.

• Porcupine's

• Porcupines'

• Porcuplines

Multiple Choice

A (rabbit) ______ tail is like cotton.

• rabbit's

• rabbits'

• rabbits

Multiple Choice

The (owls) _____ eyes are round.

• owl's

• owls'

• owls

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The robin built ​

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nest in ​

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oak tree.