To make a singular noun (such as boy) possessive, add ______.

To make an irregular noun (such as deer)possessive, add _________.

To make a plural noun with an s (such as desks) possessive, add _______________.

To make a plural proper noun (such as the Joneses) possessive, add ___________.

To make a singular noun that ends in s (such as James or class) possessive, add ________.

the arms of the mother

the hooves of the antelopes

the blanket of Linus

the discoveries of the women

the pattern of the dishes

Choose the correct form of the underlined word.

This Thanksgiving a lot of turkey will be sold.

a. turkeys

b. turkey's

c. turkies

d. turkies'

e. turkeys'

Write the plural of the word in parentheses.

The radio station has many (giveaway) through the holidays.

Choose the correct form of the word.

The Grants house is across the street from the grocery store.

a. Grantses

b. Grant's

c. Grants'

d. Grants'es

Write the correct plural of the underlined word.

Please write the author's last name inside the parenthesis.

Choose the correct form of the word.

The charity donation has benefited many local families.

a. charities

b. charities'

c. charity's

d. charitie's

tomato

Church

horsethief

father-in-law

nucleus

Words ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z are made plural by adding ________.

Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel (such as toy) are made plural by ______________________________________.

For words ending in y with a consonant before it (like butterfly), what should you do to make it plural?

To make the plural of most nouns ending in f or fe, change the ______ to _______, and add __________.

To make plural words ending in -is, change -is to _________.

To make a singular noun possessive, add 's.

(the boy's treehouse)

To make an irregular noun (such as deer)possessive, add 's.

(the deer's antlers)

To make a plural noun with an s (such as desks) possessive, add ' (an apostrophe).

(the desks' surfaces)

To make a plural proper noun (such as the Joneses) possessive, add ' (an apostrophe).

(the Joneses' home)

To make a singular noun that ends in s (such as James or class) possessive, add 's.

(James's homework or the class's homework)

the mother's arms

the antelopes' hooves

Linus's blanket

the women's discoveries

the dishes' pattern

This Thanksgiving a lot of turkeys will be sold.

A

The radio station has many giveaways through the holidays.

The Grants' house is across the street from the grocery store.

C

Please write the author's last name inside the parentheses.

The charity's donation has benefited many local families.

C

tomatoes

Churches

horsethieves

fathers-in-law

nuclei

Words ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z are made plural by adding -es.

Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel (such as toy) are made plural by simply adding s to the end. 

toys

For words ending in y with a consonant before it (like butterfly), what should you do to make it plural?

Change the y to i, and add -es.

butterflies

To make the plural of most nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v, and add -es.

To make plural words ending in -is, change -is to -es.

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