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

To make a singular noun possessive, add 's.

(the boy's treehouse)

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

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 _______________.

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 ___________.

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 ________.

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 arms of the mother

the mother's arms

the hooves of the antelopes

the antelopes' hooves

the blanket of Linus

Linus's blanket

the discoveries of the women

the women's discoveries

the pattern of the dishes

the dishes' pattern

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'

This Thanksgiving a lot of turkeys will be sold.

A

Write the plural of the word in parentheses.

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

The radio station has many giveaways 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

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

C

Write the correct plural of the underlined word.

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

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

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

The charity's donation has benefited many local families.

C

tomato

tomatoes

Church

Churches

horsethief

horsethieves

father-in-law

fathers-in-law

nucleus

nuclei

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

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 ______________________________________.

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?

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 ______ to _______, and add __________.

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 _________.

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

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