Plural and Possessive Nouns

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Plural and Possessive Nouns
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• You have learned how to form plural nouns and
  possessive nouns.
• Do not confuse possessive nouns with ordinary
  plural nouns.
• Most plural nouns end in s.
• If a noun is possessive, you will find an
  apostrophe () before or after the s.

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Forming Plural and Possessive Nouns

• Plural- add s or es
• Two boys
• Singular Possessive- add s
• The boys shoe.
• Plural Possessive
• (ending in s, add ) two boys shoes
• (not ending in s, add s) the mices teeth

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Is the underlined word plural, singular
possessive, or plural possessive.

• 1. six wolves
• 2. wolfs tail
• 3. three boys
• 4. two boys shoes
• 5. one boys socks
• 6. Guss pencil
• 7. three Guses
• 8. the Joneses dog
• 9. the childs shirts
• 10. the childrens sneakers

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Write the noun in parentheses in its correct
plural, singular possessive, or plural possessive
form.

• 11. Balloon_______ have become popular. (race)
• 12. Several _______ are supporting this race.
  (airport)
• 13. An area is reserved for _______. (spectator)
• 14. One ______ son is in the race. (spectator)
• 15. The occasion is a _______ delight.
  (photographer)
• 16. Will all the ________ please climb aboard?
  (passenger)
• 17. Many _______ cameras clicked rapidly.
  (photographer)
• 18. All the _______ friends wave goodbye to them.
  (passenger)
• 19. Soon they cannot hear their ______ voices.
  (friend)
• 20. The balloons soar over one _______ house.
  (passenger)

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