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.

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 Fluffy’s tail

Sally Sally’s recipe

the man the man’s hat

the teacher the teacher’s pencil

The possessive form can also show an feature or characteristic.

Examples: 

river river’s edge

train train’s wheels

sun sun’s heat

Activities

Activity 2 (Singular Possessives) http://philong.smt.googlepages.com/7.PossessiveAdjectivesandNouns.swf

Singular Possessive Nouns http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=WCN6702

Possessive Nouns Rules 1-2

Rules1. 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).

children => children’s food

teeth => teeth’s fillings

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 itemsthe 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/possessive.swf

Quiz http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL012/possessives/turtlemc3quiz.swf

Exploring for Possessiveshttp://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_possessives/index.html

Activities

Possessives (Slideshow with activities) http://www.topel.com/pdf_files/1-12-09/possessives.swf?TRK=0

Skill Builder (Type in the possessive word) http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/WCN6602/WCN6602.swf

Grammar Gold Quizhttp://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/

goforgold/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-85F8-8C1EEE1E2E35&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Brain Pop

http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/nouns/