Singular Possessive Nouns

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Singular Possessive Nouns
Created by Andrea White 2nd Grade
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Some nouns show who or what own something.
Lukes toy moms purse dads tool chairs
cushion books page
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This kind of noun is called a possessive noun.
My sisters friend is coming over. The dogs bed
is warm. Sams ball went over the fence.
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By adding an apostrophe () and an s, you can
show that a singular noun owns something.
The birds cage is dirty. bird is a singular
noun bird owns its cage. Add s birds cage
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Jens room needs to be cleaned.
Jen is a singular noun. Jen owns her room. Add s
Jens room.
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The girls bike is pink and purple.
girl is a singular noun girl owns the bike. Add
s girls bike.
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Lets explore singular possessive nouns some more.
Singular Singular Possessive room room
s ______ frog frogs _______ dad dads
_______ Kent Kents _______ store stores
_______
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Tell who or what owns something. Make is
possessive.
The man has a shoe.
mans shoe
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Bobby has a hobby.
Bobbys hobby
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The cat has a ball.
cats ball
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The bear has some honey.
bears honey
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The queen has a crown.
queens crown
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My sister has a blister.
sisters blister
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Now lets make the singular word into the
possessive form.
(Grandpa) tractor would not start.
Grandpas tractor would not start.
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The (rabbit) tail was white.
The rabbits tail was white.
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The (pig) pen smelled bad.
The pigs pen smelled bad.
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The (car) tire was flat.
The cars tire was flat.
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(Allie) party was so much fun.
Allies party was so much fun.
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The (teacher) desk had lots of papers to grade.
The teachers desk had lots of papers to grade.
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Lets review..

A possessive noun shows who or what owns
something. Add an apostrophe () and an s to a
singular noun to make it a possessive noun.