SingularPluralandPossessive Nouns Practice
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Escuela de Estudios Profesionales
Programa AHORA
Singular, Plural, and Possessive Nouns
The word
noun
means a
person
,
place
, or
thing
.
A
common noun
is a general word.
A
proper noun
is a name.
Person
Place
Thing
Common
Noun
woman
city
car
manager
supermarket
soup
Proper
Noun
Diane
Avondale
Porsche
Mr. Smith
Food City
Campbell’s Soup
Common nouns
can be
singular
or
plural
.
To make most nouns plural, an “
s
” is added.
These are
regular plural
forms.
Some common nouns have
irregular plural
forms.
These do not end in “
s
”.
Singular
Plural
Irregular Plural
car
cars
manager
managers
city
cities*
knife
knives**
dish
dishes***
woman
women
child
children
person
people
mouse
mice
You sometimes need to change the spelling when you add “s”.
*If a word ends in a consonant and “y”, change the “y” to “ie”, then add “s”
**If a word ends in “f” or “fe”, change the “f” to “v”.
Name: ______________________
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***If a word ends in “sh”, “ch”, “x”, or “s”, add “es”
Note:
Some common nouns are considered uncountable, and they are rarely used in the
plural form.
This group includes words such as water, sugar, and air.
A
possessive noun
shows possession, or ownership.
Diane has a gray car.
OR
Diane owns a gray car.
Diane
’s
car
is gray.
= The
car
of
Diane
is gray.
Her
car is gray.
(Her
is a possessive pronoun.
It substitutes for
the possessive noun).
Joe has brown eyes.
Joe
’s
eyes
are brown.
= The
eyes
of
Joe
are brown.
His
eyes are brown.
(His
is a possessive pronoun.
It substitutes for
the possessive noun).
Remember these 3 rules:
1.
To change a
singular noun
into a
singular possessive noun
,
add
’
s
(apostrophe s).
It doesn’t matter if the singular noun ends in s already.
The
name
of my
son
is Chris.
=
My
son
’
s
name
is Chris.
The
hair
of
Chris
is brown.
=
Chris
’s
hair
is brown.
2.
To change an
irregular plural noun
into a
possessive
,
add
’
s
(apostrophe s).
Name: ______________________
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The
books
of the
men
are on the table. =
The
men
’s
books
are on the table.
The
mother
of the
children
is nice.
=
The
children
’s
mother
is nice.
3.
To change a
regular plural noun
into a
possessive
,
add only
’
(apostrophe).
Don’t add another s!
The
brother
of the
girls
is short.
=
The
girls
’
brother
is short.
The
problems
of the
students
are sad.
=
The
students
’
problems
are sad.
A.
Directions:
Rewrite the words
in bold
by using a possessive noun phrase.
1.
The
name
of
my friend
is Tim.
___________________________________________________________________
2.
The
wife
of
Tim
is friendly.
___________________________________________________________________
3.
The
daughters
of
my neighbors
walk to school.
___________________________________________________________________
4.
The
dog
of
my friends
barks a lot.
___________________________________________________________________
5.
The
bicycles
of
the children
are in their garage.
___________________________________________________________________
6.
The
car
of
that woman
looks new.
___________________________________________________________________
7.
The
wives
of
the men
are friendly.
Name: ______________________
ENGL 101
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