Form and Use Possessives

Possessive nouns show...

• ownership.

• a contraction.

• an object.

What is the possessive form of the noun in parentheses?

__________ toy (child)

• children

• child's

• childs'

What is the possessive form of the noun in parentheses?

__________ cupcakes (bakers)

• baker's

• bakers

• bakers'

What is the possessive form of the noun in parentheses?

__________ geese (pond)

• geese

• goose's

• geese's

What is the possessive form of the noun in parentheses?

__________ hat (Mr. Ross)

• Mr. Ross's

• Mr. Rosses

• Mr. Rosss'

What is the possessive form of the noun in parentheses?

__________ papers (students)

• students

• students'

• student's

What is the possessive form of the noun in parentheses?

__________ umbrellas (men)

• mens

• men's

• mens'

When making a singular noun possessive, always add _____.

• s

• 's

• s'

When making a plural noun that ends with s possessive, add _____.

• '

• 's

When making a plural noun that does not end in s possessive, add _______.

• s'

• 's