SingularPluralandPossessive Nouns Practice
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Singular, Plural, and Possessive Nouns
The word
noun
means a
person
,
place
, or
thing
.
A
common noun
is a general word.
A
proper noun
is a name.
Person
Place
Thing
Common
Noun
woman
city
car
manager
supermarket
soup
Proper
Noun
Diane
Avondale
Porsche
Mr. Smith
Food City
Campbell’s Soup
Common nouns
can be
singular
or
plural
.
To make most nouns plural, an “
s
” is added.
These are
regular plural
forms.
Some common nouns have
irregular plural
forms.
These do not end in “
s
”.
Singular
Plural
Irregular Plural
car
cars
manager
managers
city
cities*
knife
knives**
dish
dishes***
woman
women
child
children
person
people
mouse
mice
You sometimes need to change the spelling when you add “s”.
*If a word ends in a consonant and “y”, change the “y” to “ie”, then add “s”
**If a word ends in “f” or “fe”, change the “f” to “v”.
Name: ______________________
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***If a word ends in “sh”, “ch”, “x”, or “s”, add “es”
Note:
Some common nouns are considered uncountable, and they are rarely used in the
plural form.
This group includes words such as water, sugar, and air.
A
possessive noun
shows possession, or ownership.
Diane has a gray car.
OR
Diane owns a gray car.
Diane
’s
car
is gray.
= The
car
of
Diane
is gray.
Her
car is gray.
(Her
is a possessive pronoun.
It substitutes for
the possessive noun).
Joe has brown eyes.
Joe
’s
eyes
are brown.
= The
eyes
of
Joe
are brown.
His
eyes are brown.
(His
is a possessive pronoun.
It substitutes for
the possessive noun).
Remember these 3 rules:
1.
To change a
singular noun
into a
singular possessive noun
,
add
’
s
(apostrophe s).
It doesn’t matter if the singular noun ends in s already.
The
name
of my
son
is Chris.
=
My
son
’
s
name
is Chris.
The
hair
of
Chris
is brown.
=
Chris
’s
hair
is brown.
2.
To change an
irregular plural noun
into a
possessive
,
add
’
s
(apostrophe s).
Name: ______________________
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The
books
of the
men
are on the table. =
The
men
’s
books
are on the table.
The
mother
of the
children
is nice.
=
The
children
’s
mother
is nice.
3.
To change a
regular plural noun
into a
possessive
,
add only
’
(apostrophe).
Don’t add another s!
The
brother
of the
girls
is short.
=
The
girls
’
brother
is short.
The
problems
of the
students
are sad.
=
The
students
’
problems
are sad.
A.
Directions:
Rewrite the words
in bold
by using a possessive noun phrase.
1.
The
name
of
my friend
is Tim.
___________________________________________________________________
2.
The
wife
of
Tim
is friendly.
___________________________________________________________________
3.
The
daughters
of
my neighbors
walk to school.
___________________________________________________________________
4.
The
dog
of
my friends
barks a lot.
___________________________________________________________________
5.
The
bicycles
of
the children
are in their garage.
___________________________________________________________________
6.
The
car
of
that woman
looks new.
___________________________________________________________________
7.
The
wives
of
the men
are friendly.
Name: ______________________
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8.
The
tire
of
the bus
is flat.
___________________________________________________________________
9.
The
name
of
that restaurant
is Village Inn.
___________________________________________________________________
10.
The
name
of
one waitress
is Susy.
___________________________________________________________________
B.
Directions:
The person who wrote these sentences forgot to make some of the words
possessive.
Underline
the words that need possessive
forms ( ‘s or s’ ).
Then,
rewrite
the sentences so that they are correct.
For example:
I have two sons.
My older son
name is Tim.
My younger child
name is Tom.
My older son’s name is Tim.
My younger child’s name is Tom.
Tom
eyes are green.
Tim has brown eyes.
Both my sons
hair is black.
Tom’s eyes are green.
Both my sons’ hair is black.
1.
I have two neighbors.
The woman name is Anna.
2.
Her husband name is Tom.
3.
My neighbors have two children.
Their children names are Ed and Fred.
Name: ______________________
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4.
My neighbors children are nice boys.
5.
Their sons go to elementary school.
The school name is Avondale Elementary School.
6.
Their teachers names are Mrs. Jones and Miss Garcia.
7.
Mrs. Jones first name is Mary.
8.
Mary husband works at the school also.
Name: ______________________
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