5. Singular and Plural Nouns
singular
1.) A ___________ noun names one
person, place, thing or idea.
plural
2.) A ___________ noun names two or more
persons, places, things, or ideas.
3.) True or False: For most singular
nouns, add –s to make them plural.
4.) Makes these nouns plural:
goose, mouse, moose, deer, octopus.
5.) Is there anything about singular and
plural nouns that is still confusing for you?
6. Can you figure it out?
Adam’s mom. A possessive noun is
Sabrina’s dog. used to express
ownership or show a
Owner’s house. relationship between
persons, places, things
Bensin’s lunch.
, or ideas.
Mrs. A’s iPad.
The possessive form of a noun is often
followed by another noun.
7. Use possessive nouns in the
following sentences.
I used the car of my
mom. I used my mom’s
car.
The dog of Sabrina is
named Happy. Sabrina’s dog is
named Happy.
The guitar of mine is
broken.
My guitar is broken.
My sister’s shirt is
The shirt of my sister is
too small for me.
too small for me.
8. For a singular noun, add an
apostrophe and -s. (‘s).
‘
• Ms. Sengebaus cat
‘
• Mr. Thundiyils
stories ‘
• The puppys ears
9. For a plural noun that ends with
s, add an apostrophe only.
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• Doctors offices
‘
• Soldiers uniforms
• The Duenas trip
‘
10. For a plural noun that does not end
with s, add an apostrophe and –s (‘s)
‘s
• Mice hole
‘s
• Women dresses
‘s
• Children toys
11. For a compound noun, add an
apostrophe or an apostrophe and
–s (‘s) to the end.
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Salespersons samples.
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Father-in-laws car
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Police officers uniforms
