1. Komodo Dragons Grammar
Irregular Plurals Review
Possessive Nouns Introduction

2. Remember some plural nouns are formed by adding –s or –es.
Other plural nouns are formed by changing the spelling.
wolf becomes wolves
goose becomes geese

3. Write the correct plural form of each noun in red.
Komodo dragons are hatched from eggs, while wolf are not.
The have many tooth that are sharp as knife.
Komodo dragons eat anything they can catch; rats, goats, and even calf.

4. Singular Plural tooth woman ox mouse goose child man teeth women oxen
mice
geese
children
men

5. List as many irregular plural nouns on your paper as you can.
Use five of them in sentences.

6. Possessive Nouns
A noun that shows who owns, or possesses, something is called a possessive noun.
There are several rules we use to write possessive nouns correctly.

7. Add apostrophe and an –s to a singular noun to make it possessive.
the paw that belongs to the dog
the dog’s paw

8. Singular Possessive Nouns
A. The football belongs to Bob.
This is Bob’s football.

9. Singular Possessive Nouns
B. The bike the girl owns is new.
The girl’s bike is new.

10. Singular Possessive Nouns
C. These poems by Wes are funny.
Wes’s poems are funny.

11. Singular Possessive Nouns
D. The tail of the beaver is flat.
The beaver’s tail is flat.

12. Singular Possessive Nouns
The balloon of one child
The nose of the rabbit
The mask of Carlos
The computer of this man
The child’s balloon
The rabbit’s nose
Carlos’s mask
The man’s computer

13. Singular Possessive Nouns
The den of one fox
The collar of our puppy
The basketball of a friend
The drawings by an artist
The fox’s den
The puppy’s collar
The friend’s basketball
The artist’s drawings

14. Singular Possessive Nouns
Eyes of the dinosaur
Posters drawn by Pervis
Magnets owned by Maria
Rocks owned by Charles
Telescope belonging to a teacher
Hamsters owned by my sister
Fur of one hamster
Volcano made by Chris

15. Mrs. Green class put on a circus show last week
Mrs. Green class put on a circus show last week. Charles Owens was a clown. Charles jokes kept everyone laughing. He squirted one boys face with water from a fake flower an tickled the principal with a foxs tail. The audience also admired an elephant’s dance and an acrobats skill. They cheered a lion tamer courage in handling a roaring lion and joined the ringmasters in song.

16. Singular Possessive Nouns
A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership.
To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).

17. Singular Possessive Nouns
Singular Nouns
This book belongs to Joan.
The dog the boy owns is here.
These drawings by Tim are pretty.
The voice of the singer boomed.
Singular Possessive Nouns
This is Joan’s book.
The boy’s dog is here.
Tim’s drawings are pretty.
The singer’s voice boomed.

18. Singular Possessive Nouns
Singular Nouns
The song of the canary
The den of a fox
The apple tree owned by my neighbor
The horses owned by Grandmother
The smile of this child
Singular Possessive Nouns
The ________ song
The ________ den
My ________ apple tree
________ horses
This ________ smile

19. Singular Possessive Nouns
Singular Nouns
The shadow of Donna
A bowling trophy won by my father
The secretary of Mrs. Sheen
A wing of that bird
The computer owned by Chris
Singular Possessive Nouns
________ shadow
My ________ bowling trophy
________ secretary
That ________ wing
________ computer

20. Singular Possessive Nouns
Singular Nouns
The tail of a donkey
A tractor belonging to a farmer
The brown eyes of the puppy
The palace of a princess
The science project owned by Zina
Singular Possessive Nouns
The ________ tail
The ________ tractor
The ________ eyes
The ________ palace
________ science project

21. Plural Possessive Nouns
When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘).
When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).

22. When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘).
Pumpkins owned by the boys
Eyes of the puppies
The boys’ pumpkins
The puppies’ eyes

23. When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s).
Antlers of both deer
Reports by these men
Both deer’s antlers
These men’s reports

24. Plural Possessive Nouns
The canoe of two women
Tails of some deer
Poems by four authors
Two ________ canoes
Some ________ tails
Four ________ poems

25. Plural Possessive Nouns
Saddles of these ponies
Cage of both mice
Rules of many coaches
These ________ saddles
Both ________ cage
Many ________ rules

26. Plural Possessive Nouns
Horns of several oxen
Duties of both pilots
Trucks belonging to these women
Reports by three students
Antlers of some moose
Tents owned by two families
Awards of two actresses

27. Pet Competition Order of Events
2:00 The judges announce the finalists. Several childrens’ pets will compete in each event.
2:15 Four dogs’s barks are judges for the “Most Annoying” Award
2:30 Five mices’ skills are tested in the “Run the Maze” Contest
2:45 Three canaries’s songs are judged for the “Most Musical” award.
3:00 The winning pets’ prizes are presented. Their owners pictures will be taken with their pets.

28. Plural Possessive Nouns
When a plural noun ends with –s, add an apostrophe (‘) to form the possessive.
When a plural noun does not end with –s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s) to form the possessive.

29. Plural Possessive Nouns
Plural Nouns
Books of these children.
Chickens owned by farmers
Plural Possessive Nouns
These children’s books
Farmer’s chickens

30. Plural Possessive Nouns
Plural Nouns
The eyes of the men
Teachers of our classes
The cries of many babies
The gray fur of mice
New shoes belonging to these girls
Plural Possessive Nouns
The ________ eyes
Our ________ teachers
The ________ cries
The ________ gray fur
These ________ new shoes

31. Plural Possessive Nouns
Plural Nouns
The clucking of the hens
A toy owned by the children
The den of those foxes
Loud honks made by these geese
The gloves owned by both boys
Plural Possessive Nouns
The ________ clucking
The ________ toys
Those ________ den
These ________ honks
Both ________ gloves

32. Plural Possessive Nouns
Plural Nouns
Tails of some calves
Recipes made by my uncles
Notebooks belonging to the women
Lovely wings of the butterflies
Mothers of those deer
Plural Possessive Nouns
Some ________ tails
My ________ recipes
The ________ notebooks
The ________ wings
Those ________ mothers