Possessive Nouns

Possessive Nouns

Standard Four

​Showing Possession

​FACT:

​Long ago, to show a book belonged to someone they would write on the inside: 

Henry Baker, His book. 

Poll

How many of you knew this?

• I did

• I didn't

​Showing Possession

​FACT:

Today we replace the hi with (‘) apostrophe.  

The apostrophe is now used for ALL Genders

 

​

​Henry Baker, His book.

​

​Henry Baker's book.

​Singular Nouns

​To show possession add ‘s at the end

​

​Example: girl girl's

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Write the possessive noun for clown

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Write the possessive noun for teacher

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Write the possessive noun for Richard

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Write the possessive noun for nurse

Open Ended

Insert the missing ‘s where necessary in the following sentence. 

The boys pulled a thorn out of the dogs paw. 

Open Ended

Insert the missing ‘s where necessary in the following sentence. 

Jelani sometimes wears his fathers shoes. 

Open Ended

Insert the missing ‘s where necessary in the following sentence. 

Two apes were pulling the monkeys tail.