ENGLISH 4 Activity 12 Possessive Forms of Nouns

ENGLISH 4
CN First Quarter Activity 12

Possessive Forms of Nouns
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Name __________________________________________________ Score ___________________________
Section _________________________________________________ Date ___________________________
Possessive nouns are used to show ownership or possession.
We follow these rules when we change nouns to their possessive forms.

1. An apostrophe and an s (‘s) are added to singular nouns that do not end in s.
Examples: a cousin’s work the dog’s tail
2. An apostrophe and an s (‘s) are added to plural nouns that do not end in s.
Examples: oxen’s yoke children’s toys
3. Only the apostrophe is added to a plural noun ending in s.
Examples: the horses’ neighs the girls’ ribbons
4. An apostrophe and an s (‘s) are added to most singular proper nouns ending in s, as well as to
those ending in x or z.
Examples: Mrs. Cruz’s car James’s poems
5. An apostrophe only is added to a plural proper noun ending in s.
Examples: the Santoses’ house the Gonzaleses’ children
6. An apostrophe is added to proper names that end in eez sound.
Examples: Ulysses’ shield Xerxes’ name
7. An apostrophe and an s (‘s) are added to letters and numerals.
Examples: GMA’s visit 2007’s tragedies
8. Use the word of for inanimate nouns.
Examples: the color of the car the fruits of the trees
9. We add an apostrophe and an s (‘s) to the last component word of a compound noun whether it
is closed, open, or hyphenated.
Examples: my mother-in-law’s house
a student assistant’s time
I. Write the possessive forms of the following nouns.
Singular Plural
Example: wife wife’s wives’
1. teacher ________________________ ________________________

2. enemy ________________________ ________________________
3. fox ________________________ ________________________
4. lady ________________________ ________________________
5. child ________________________ ________________________
6. goose ________________________ ________________________
7. sergeant at arms ________________________ ________________________
8. student ________________________ ________________________
9. grandmother ________________________ ________________________
10. general ________________________ ________________________
II. Show possession using the items. Follow the example given.
Example: the fairy wand the fairy’s wand
Sentence: The fairy’s wand has magical powers.
1. father – in – law farm ________________________________________

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2. daughter – in – law house ________________________________________

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3. the bride gown ________________________________________

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4. the president speech ________________________________________

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5. goose feathers ________________________________________

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II. Show possession using the items. Follow the example given.
Example: the fairy wand the fairy’s wand

Sentence: The fairy’s wand has magical powers.
1. father – in – law farm ________________________________________

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2. daughter – in – law house ________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________
3. the bride gown ________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________
4. the president speech ________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________
5. goose feathers ________________________________________

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Singular Plural
Example: wife wife’s wives’
1. teacher teacher ’s teachers ’

2. enemy enemy ’s enemies ’
3. fox fox ’s foxes ’
4. lady lady ’s ladies ’
5. child child ’s children ’s
6. goose goose ’s geese ’
7. sergeant at arms sergeant at arm ’s sergeant at arms ’
8. student student ’s students ’

9. grandmother grandmother ’s grandmothers ’
10. general general ’s generals ’
1. father – in – law farm father-in-law ’s farm

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2. daughter – in – law house daughter-in-law ’s house

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3. the bride gown the bride’s gown

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4. the president speech the president’s speech

____________________________________________________________________________________
5. goose feathers goose’s feathers

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ENGLISH 4

CN First Quarter Activity 12

Section _________________________________________________ Date ___________________________

Possessive nouns are used to show ownership or possession.

We follow these rules when we change nouns to their possessive forms.

I. Write the possessive forms of the following nouns.

1. teacher ________________________ ________________________

1. father – in – law farm ________________________________________

2. daughter – in – law house ________________________________________

3. the bride gown ________________________________________

4. the president speech ________________________________________

5. goose feathers ________________________________________

Example: the fairy wand the fairy’s wand

1. father – in – law farm ________________________________________

2. daughter – in – law house ________________________________________

3. the bride gown ________________________________________

4. the president speech ________________________________________

5. goose feathers ________________________________________

1. teacher teacher ’s teachers ’

8. student student ’s students ’

1. father – in – law farm father-in-law ’s farm

2. daughter – in – law house daughter-in-law ’s house

3. the bride gown the bride’s gown

4. the president speech the president’s speech

5. goose feathers goose’s feathers

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