Possessive

Nouns
Resources
➜Exercise book 1
➜Worksheet
3
With your shoulder partner, discuss the following
question.

What is a
possessive noun?
 What is a possessive noun?
A possessive noun shows ownership. This
may refer to something we own, or it may
refer to something which is a part of us.
 Forming the POSSESSIVE of a SINGULAR
Noun
To make a singular noun

possessive, add ‘s.

Example:
• Madam Julia's advice.
 Forming the POSSESSIVE of a PLURAL Noun

If the plural noun ends in an “S” ,

add s’.
Example:
• The sharks’ teeth.
 REMEMBER!
➜ All singular nouns are made possessive by adding ‘s.
➜ If the plural noun ends in an “S”, add just an apostrophe
s’.