Post on 30-Dec-2015
Possessive Nouns
Created by: D. Baker©2009
Possessive nouns are used to show ownership.
Dad’s car isfor sale!
The doctor’s coat is white.The word “doctor's" is the possessive noun. It tells you that the noun “coat" belongs to the doctor. The doctor owns, or possesses the coat. Add 's to the end of a singular noun to make it possessive.
The kite’s string got stuck in a tree.
kite + 's The string belongs
to the kite.
The children's costumes were cute.
• Add 's to the end of an irregular plural noun.children + 's
• The costumes belong to the children.
My brothers' names are Denny and Dan.•brothers + ' •If the noun ends in s or is a
plural (more than one), you can just add an apostrophe '
Make a possessive noun in each
sentence.
The nest of the bird was high in the tree.
ANSWER
The bird’s nest was highin the tree.
The oven of the baker was hot.
ANSWER
The baker’s oven was hot.
The house of Mrs. James was for sale.
ANSWER
Mrs. James’ house was for sale.
The hamster of the girl got loose.
ANSWER
The girl’s hamster got loose.
The trunk of the elephant was long.
ANSWER
The elephant’s trunk was long.
The report card of my daughter was great!
ANSWER
My daughter’s report card was great!
The wings of the fairies were fluttering.
ANSWER
The fairies’ wings were fluttering.
Please don’t eat the pie ofgrandpa.
ANSWER
Please don’t eat grandpa’s pie.
The hair of Kelly was very pretty.
ANSWER
Kelly’s hair was very pretty.
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