1. Possessive
nouns

2. A singular possessive noun shows ownership by one person or thing.
Add ‘s to a singular noun to make it possessive. 
Singular possessive noun examples:
the Earth Dragon’s anger
Mrs. Moore’s book
In class practice:
the mother of Cody = Cody’s mom
the phone of Fallon = Fallon’s phone
the children of Jess = Jess’s children

3. A plural possessive noun shows ownership by more than one person or thing.
When a plural noun ends with s, add only an apostrophe to make it possessive.
When a plural noun does not end in s, add an apostrophe and s to make it possessive.
Plural possessive noun examples:
the dragons’ caves
the men’s stories
In class practice:
the wings of the birds = birds’ wings
computers of the children = children’s computers

4. Practice time!
View the slideshow. On a piece of paper or dry erase board, write the possessive nouns. Then click to check your answer!

5. The eye
of the tiger
tiger’s eye

6. The eyes
of the tigers
tigers’ eyes

7. Books belonging to Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Moore’s books

8. hands of people
people’s hands

9. Toy of the cats
cats’ toys

10. Lunch of
the boy
the boy’s lunch

11. The car of
the family
family's car

12. The daycare of Kaden
Kaden's daycare

13. The decision of the teachers
teachers’ decision

14. Jeremy’s favorite food
The favorite food of Jeremy
Jeremy’s favorite food

15. The shoes
of the men
The men’s shoes

16. The favorite food of the kids

17. The cards of
the students
The students’
cards

18. The feathers
of the geese
The geese’s feathers

19. The coats of
the people
people’s coats