`s genitive

Worksheet by Cristina Govor
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Subjects
English
Grades
9
Language
ENG
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Master possessive nouns! Practice apostrophes and ownership for singular and plural forms.

Write the phrase using an apostrophe.the toys belonging to the brothers the brothers' toys the brothers toy's the brothers toys Write the phrase with an apostrophe.the brush belonging to Sarah Sarah's brushes Sarah's brush Sarahs' brush Write the phrase with an apostrophe.the ball belonging to the twins the twins' ball the twins's ball the twins ball Write the phrase with an apostrophe.the bike belonging to his sister the bike's sister his sister's bike his sisters' bike Write the phrase with an apostrophe.the pages within the books the pages' of the books the book's pages the books' pages Write the phrase with an apostrophe.the pillows belonging on the beds the beds' pillows the bed's pillows the beds pillows' Classify Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns Read each sentence.Find the possessive noun, and decide if it is Singular or Plural.Drag the sentence into the correct category. Singular Possessive Nouns The dog's new leather collar is lost. The art project's colors were faded by the sun. Cal borrowed Millie's new crayons. The doctor's waiting room was full. The tree`s leaves are yellow. Plural Possessive Nouns The snails' aquarium needed cleaning. We peeked into the teachers' lounge. The dancers' audience cheered wildly. The chidren's balloons blew away Complete each sentence. Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses () to show belonging. Example; The puppy`s toy squeaks. (puppy) 1. This is Mathew`s homework. (Mathew)2. The boy`s pants are black. (boy)3. The women’s kids are playing. (women)4. My sisters’ friends are interesting. (sister)5. Don`t touch the nurses` supplies. (nurses)

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