Apostrophe for possession lesson

Apostrophe for possession: Show belonging/ show ownership

An Apostrophe for Possession.

We use the apostrophe with a s to show who owns something or to whom something belongs; for example

·     This dog belongs to John = This is John’s dog

·     It is money which belongs to Mary = It is Mary’s money

·     The house is owned by Gary = It is Gary’s house 

Multiple Choice

This pen belongs to Mia.

• This is Mia's pen

• This is Mias pen

Multiple Choice

The house is owned by Sarah.

• This is Saras's house

• This is Sarah's house.

One person

Jack has got a car. Jack's car is red.

The girl's bag is new. (1 girl)

The child’s hair is fair. (1 child)

More than one person:

The boys’ team is with orange colours.

(2 or more boys)

The teachers’ books are here.

( 2 more teachers)

Two names

Tom and Jerry live in the same house.

Tom and Jerry’s house is big.

But:

Ben and Holly live in different houses.

Ben’s and Holly’s houses are small.

Multiple Choice

Ben has a favourite food which is fish = ___________ favourite food is fish.

• Ben's

• Bens

Multiple Choice

1. Nina has free time in which she likes to watch movies = In ________ free time, she likes to watch movies

• Ninas'

• Nina's