Possessive
Nouns
Words that show ownership are called
possessive nouns.
A noun is possessive if a phrase can be changed
to say that an item or idea belongs to someone
else.
Example:
The paintbrush that belonged
to the artist was lost.
The artist’s paintbrush was
lost.
Possessive nouns are
used to show that
someone owns
something.
An apostrophe (') is used
to show the ownership.
Noun
Possessive
Pam
Pam’s cat
cat
the cat’s tail
Sam
Sam’s knee
Rule
To show the possessive of singular nouns add 's.
Examples:
Fluffy
Sally
the man
the teacher
Fluffy’s tail
Sally’s recipe
the man’s hat
the teacher’s pencil
The possessive form can also show an
feature or characteristic.
Examples:
river
train
sun
river’s edge
train’s wheels
sun’s heat
Activities
Activity 2 (Singular Possessives)
http://philong.smt.googlepages.com/7.Po
ssessiveAdjectivesandNouns.swf
Singular Possessive Nouns
http://www.wisconline.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=
WCN6702
Possessive Nouns Rules 1-2
Rules
1.
To show possession of singular nouns add 's.
2.
To show possession of plural nouns ending in s add
an apostrophe (').
Examples:
runners => runners' shoes
cows => cows' meal
trees => trees' apples
Possessive Nouns Rule 3
 To show possession of plural nouns
NOT ending in s add an apostrophe and
a s (‘s).
teeth => teeth’s fillings
children => children’s food
Plural Possessives
If the plural
ends in s just
add an
apostrophe. If
the plural does
not end in s
add an
apostrophe and
an s.
1 person 1 item
2 people 2 items
the boy’s jacket
the boys’ jackets
my parent’s car
my parents’ cars
my boss’s hat
my bosses’ hats
the woman’s dress
the women’s dresses
the child’s toy
the children’s toys
the passerby’s glance
the passersby’s glances
the kid’s bike
(I kid, 1 bike)
the kids’ bike
(2 kids, 1 bike)
the kids’ bikes
(2 kids, 2 bikes)
Activities
Possessive Noun Play (Two Player Tic Tac Toe)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/possessive_noun/
Possessive Nouns (Type in the possessive word)
http://74.52.58.98/~getchafr/portfolio/moreatonce/keg/possessiv
e.swf
Quiz
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL012/posse
ssives/turtlemc3quiz.swf
Exploring for Possessives
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_possessives/ind
ex.html
Activities
Possessives (Slideshow with activities)
http://www.topel.com/pdf_files/1-1209/possessives.swf?TRK=0
Skill Builder (Type in the possessive word) http://www.wisconline.com/objects/WCN6602/WCN6602.swf
Grammar Gold Quiz
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforg
old/content_builder/dswmedia/g3c10/nadia.htm
SmartBoard Activity
Apostrophes in Possessive
Nouns.notebook
United Streaming
 Students learn about nouns, as well as the
history, language, and culture of ancient Egypt
when they follow the fast-paced adventures of a
"pentastic" foursome to Egypt after a stopover
at Graceland. Seemingly ordinary writing
implements named Florentina, Arturo, Buzz,
and Penny come to life and try to stop a smelly
Dark Marker from taking over the world by
solving clues based on good grammar.
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm
?guidAssetId=9367A7D7-300D-4D4C-85F88C1EEE1E2E35&blnFromSearch=1&productco
de=US
Brain Pop
 http://www.brainpop.com/english/gramm
ar/nouns/