Plural and Possessive Nouns Lesson 2.5 Plural and Possessive Nouns

Plural and Possessive Nouns What do you know? A noun is a person, place, thing, idea. Possessive: Shows that the noun owns or has something. Do not confuse plurals with possessives. When reading, a possessive will have an apostrophe before or after the s.

General Plural & Possessive Rules Noun Ending Example Plural add –s two boys or –es the Harrises Singular add –’s a boy’s shoe Possessive Fergus’s football Plural add ’ two boys’ shoes Possessive the Harrises’ house Plural Possessive add ’s the mice’s teeth the women’s team

Plural and Possessive Nouns What are they? Kim Lewis’s key The Lewises’ key The Joneses Joey’s late today. The boss’s office The bosses’ offices The men’s competition The houses’ lawns The house’s lawn

Write the sentence correctly in your copybook. One ____ son is on the team. (parent) The ____ _____ drowned out the sound of the whistle. (fan/cheer) Both ____ shook hands at the end. (team) The ____ were proud of their _____ _____. (coach/team/effort) The ____ and _____ were exhausted at the end of the game. (fan/referee)