Komodo Dragons Grammar Irregular Plurals Review Possessive Nouns Introduction

Remember some plural nouns are formed by adding –s or –es. Other plural nouns are formed by changing the spelling. wolf becomes wolves goose becomes geese

Write the correct plural form of each noun in red. Komodo dragons are hatched from eggs, while wolf are not. The have many tooth that are sharp as knife. Komodo dragons eat anything they can catch; rats, goats, and even calf.

Singular Plural tooth woman ox mouse goose child man teeth women oxen mice geese children men

List as many irregular plural nouns on your paper as you can. Use five of them in sentences.

Possessive Nouns A noun that shows who owns, or possesses, something is called a possessive noun. There are several rules we use to write possessive nouns correctly.

Add apostrophe and an –s to a singular noun to make it possessive. the paw that belongs to the dog the dog’s paw

Singular Possessive Nouns A. The football belongs to Bob. This is Bob’s football.

Singular Possessive Nouns B. The bike the girl owns is new. The girl’s bike is new.

Singular Possessive Nouns C. These poems by Wes are funny. Wes’s poems are funny.

Singular Possessive Nouns D. The tail of the beaver is flat. The beaver’s tail is flat.

Singular Possessive Nouns The balloon of one child The nose of the rabbit The mask of Carlos The computer of this man The child’s balloon The rabbit’s nose Carlos’s mask The man’s computer

Singular Possessive Nouns The den of one fox The collar of our puppy The basketball of a friend The drawings by an artist The fox’s den The puppy’s collar The friend’s basketball The artist’s drawings

Singular Possessive Nouns Eyes of the dinosaur Posters drawn by Pervis Magnets owned by Maria Rocks owned by Charles Telescope belonging to a teacher Hamsters owned by my sister Fur of one hamster Volcano made by Chris

Mrs. Green class put on a circus show last week Mrs. Green class put on a circus show last week. Charles Owens was a clown. Charles jokes kept everyone laughing. He squirted one boys face with water from a fake flower an tickled the principal with a foxs tail. The audience also admired an elephant’s dance and an acrobats skill. They cheered a lion tamer courage in handling a roaring lion and joined the ringmasters in song.

Singular Possessive Nouns A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership. To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).

Singular Possessive Nouns Singular Nouns This book belongs to Joan. The dog the boy owns is here. These drawings by Tim are pretty. The voice of the singer boomed. Singular Possessive Nouns This is Joan’s book. The boy’s dog is here. Tim’s drawings are pretty. The singer’s voice boomed.

Singular Possessive Nouns Singular Nouns The song of the canary The den of a fox The apple tree owned by my neighbor The horses owned by Grandmother The smile of this child Singular Possessive Nouns The ________ song The ________ den My ________ apple tree ________ horses This ________ smile

Singular Possessive Nouns Singular Nouns The shadow of Donna A bowling trophy won by my father The secretary of Mrs. Sheen A wing of that bird The computer owned by Chris Singular Possessive Nouns ________ shadow My ________ bowling trophy ________ secretary That ________ wing ________ computer

Singular Possessive Nouns Singular Nouns The tail of a donkey A tractor belonging to a farmer The brown eyes of the puppy The palace of a princess The science project owned by Zina Singular Possessive Nouns The ________ tail The ________ tractor The ________ eyes The ________ palace ________ science project

Plural Possessive Nouns When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘). When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).

When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘). Pumpkins owned by the boys Eyes of the puppies The boys’ pumpkins The puppies’ eyes

When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s). Antlers of both deer Reports by these men Both deer’s antlers These men’s reports

Plural Possessive Nouns The canoe of two women Tails of some deer Poems by four authors Two ________ canoes Some ________ tails Four ________ poems

Plural Possessive Nouns Saddles of these ponies Cage of both mice Rules of many coaches These ________ saddles Both ________ cage Many ________ rules

Plural Possessive Nouns Horns of several oxen Duties of both pilots Trucks belonging to these women Reports by three students Antlers of some moose Tents owned by two families Awards of two actresses

Pet Competition Order of Events 2:00 The judges announce the finalists. Several childrens’ pets will compete in each event. 2:15 Four dogs’s barks are judges for the “Most Annoying” Award 2:30 Five mices’ skills are tested in the “Run the Maze” Contest 2:45 Three canaries’s songs are judged for the “Most Musical” award. 3:00 The winning pets’ prizes are presented. Their owners pictures will be taken with their pets.

Plural Possessive Nouns When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘) to form the possessive. When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s) to form the possessive.

Plural Possessive Nouns Plural Nouns Books of these children. Chickens owned by farmers Plural Possessive Nouns These children’s books Farmer’s chickens

Plural Possessive Nouns Plural Nouns The eyes of the men Teachers of our classes The cries of many babies The gray fur of mice New shoes belonging to these girls Plural Possessive Nouns The ________ eyes Our ________ teachers The ________ cries The ________ gray fur These ________ new shoes

Plural Possessive Nouns Plural Nouns The clucking of the hens A toy owned by the children The den of those foxes Loud honks made by these geese The gloves owned by both boys Plural Possessive Nouns The ________ clucking The ________ toys Those ________ den These ________ honks Both ________ gloves

Plural Possessive Nouns Plural Nouns Tails of some calves Recipes made by my uncles Notebooks belonging to the women Lovely wings of the butterflies Mothers of those deer Plural Possessive Nouns Some ________ tails My ________ recipes The ________ notebooks The ________ wings Those ________ mothers