Irregular Possessive Nouns

We saw the ________ leader fly north.

Complete the above sentence with the correct possessive noun.

• geeses'

• geeses

• geese'

• goose's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Many ________ vines are turning yellow!

Complete the above sentence with the correct possessive noun.

• tomato's

• tomatoes'

• tomatos'

• tomatoe'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

The tree ______ colors of light and dark green were budding.

Select the irregular possessive noun in the above sentence.

• leave's

• leaf's

• leaves'

• leafs'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

The children's choir will sing Sunday.

Which, if any, change should be made to the above sentence?

• childrenes'

• childrens'

• children'es

• no change

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

The babies' chirping sounds of joy woke me.

Select the irregular possessive noun in the above sentence.

• sounds

• chirping

• babies'

• joy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

By the river's bank, Duncan jogged until his feet's toes wiggled in complaint.

Which, if any, change should be made to the above sentence?

• feets'

• feetes'

• feet'es

• no change

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

What rules would a writer most likely follow to make an irregular possessive noun of a word ending in the letter y?

• Change y to ies and add an apostrophe

• Change y to s and add an apostrophe

• Keep the letter to -es and add an apostrophe

• no change

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

How are irregular possessive nouns formed when the noun ends in an s?

• with an apostrophe and s

• with an apostrophe

• with an es

• with an apostrophe and es

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

The mens' team will play after lunch.

What change, if any, should be made to the above sentence?

• men's

• mans'

• man's

• no change

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

The elves' performance is at the first of the program.

The word elves' in the above sentence is a/an

• plural pronoun

• plural noun

• irregular singular noun

• irregular possessive noun

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B