Possessives

Possessive Nouns

4th Grade

Possessive Nouns

• A possessive noun is a noun that show ownership.

• When we want to show that something belongs to somebody or something, we usually add 's to a singular noun and an apostrophe (') after the s for a plural noun.

• For Example: "Those are Bruno's books"

• "That is the Ferrufinos' cat"

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form for a singular possessive noun

• Catalina's drawing

• Camilas cats

• Carolina' bike

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form for a plural possessive noun

• Students's books

• Child's playground

• Teachers' markers

Exceptions...

• If the word is a plural noun but ends in a letter different than "s" then you use 's

• If a word is a singular noun and ends with the letter "s", we still add 's