English Grade 5 Possessive Form of Proper Nouns Ending in s or z

1. English V
Possessive form of proper nouns
ending in s or z.

2. Review
Watch the Video Clip
Plural Song

3. Motivation
• Have you found something lost by someone in
school?
• What have you found?
• What did you do with it?
• Did you try to look for the right owner?

4. Marites, Lara ang Bess are at the
school playground having their short break.
Marites: Hey, someone left this bag.
Lara: It must be Jess’s bag. I saw
him once using it.
Bess: But Rez also has one like it.
It might be Rez’s bag.
Presentation

5. Marites: Why don’t we look for any
identification inside? (Looks
inside the bag.) Aha, neither
Jess’s nor Rez’s bag. It is Moses’
bag. Look at the ID card here!
Sheila: (Comes close to the girls)
Excuse me. Does anyone of
you own a wallet?

6. Bess: Oh, it’s mine. I’m glad you found
it. Thank you!
Sheila: You are welcome. I thought it was
Marites’ wallet.
Lara: Well, now you know it’s Bess’s
wallet.
Bess: I found my wallet so let’s go and
give this bag to Moses.
Marites: Yes, let’s go, girls!
He might be looking for it now.

7. What did the girls find?

8. What did the girls find?
a bag

9. Who did they think own the bag?

10. Who did they think own the bag?
Rez or Jess

11. What did they do to find the true
owner of the bag?

12. What did they do to find the true
owner of the bag?
They looked for identification in the bag.

13. Who owns the bag?

14. Who owns the bag?
Moses

15. To whom did the wallet belong?

16. To whom did the wallet belong?
Bess

17. What character trait do the
four girls have?

18. What character trait do the
four girls have?
Honesty

19. Would you also return the bag if
you were one of the girls?
Why should you do so?

20. Read the sentences from the dialogue.
• It must be Jess’s bag
• It might be Rez’s bag.
• . It is Moses’ bag.
• I thought it was Marites’ wallet.
• Now you know it is Bess’s wallet.

21. How do you form the possessive of one-
syllable nouns that ends in s or z?

22. How do you form the possessive of one-
syllable nouns that ends in s or z?
One-syllable proper nouns ending in s
or z usually forms their possessive by
adding apostrophe and s (‘s).

23. How do you form the possessive of two-
syllable nouns that ends in s or z?

24. How do you form the possessive of two-
syllable nouns that ends in s or z?
Proper nouns with 2 or more syllables
ending in s or z usually forms their
possessive by adding an apostrophe
only (‘).

25. Read the poem silently and write as many as
possessives as you can form from the poem.
The black cat of Andres
named Dez
Yawns and opens her jaws
and shows her claws
The dog of Ross
on the other hand
Wiggles his tails and
licks everyone

26. Possible Answers
• Andres’ black cat
• Dez’s jaws
• Dez’s claws
• Ross’s dog
• Ross’s dog’s tail

27. Possible Answers
• Andres’ black cat
• Dez’s jaws
• Dez’s claws
• Ross’s dog
• Ross’s dog’s tail

28. Fill in each blank with the possessive form
of the nouns before the number.
Mr. Santos 1. _____________ job is time
consuming.
Paz 2. _____________ doll collection is
quite impressive.
Mariz 3. _____________ dress is new.
Luis 4. _____________ ball was given
to him by his father.
Cess 5. ____________ report is too long.

29. Fill in each blank with the possessive form
of the nouns before the number.
Mr. Santos 1. _____________ job is time
consuming.
Paz 2. _____________ doll collection is
quite impressive.
Mariz 3. _____________ dress is new.
Luis 4. _____________ ball was given
to him by his father.
Cess 5. ____________ report is too long.
Mr. Santos’
Paz’s
Mariz’
Luis’
Cess’s

30. Evaluation
Use the correct possessive form
of the underlined phrases.
Choose the number of the
correct answer.

31. 1. The house of Mr. Vargas is newly
renovated.
Mr. Vargas’s house
Mr. Vargas’ house

32. 2. The pies of Bless are so delicious.
Bless’s pies
Bless’ pies

33. 3. The songs of Bruno Mars are loved by
many people.
Bruno Mars’s songs
Bruno Mars’ songs

34. 4. The book of Tony Cruz is a best seller.
Tony Cruz’s book
Tony Cruz’ book

35. 5. The story of Beatriz is very interesting.
Beatriz’s story
Beatriz’ story

36. Answer Key
1. 2
2. 1
3. 1
4. 1
5. 2

37. Assignment
Write the correct possessive form
of the nouns in Activity 8 on page
77 of your Language Textbook.

38. Assignment
1. Dennis brother 6. a hobbyists plan
2. Luz paintings 7. Atty. Perez office
3. Mrs. Arcenas family 8. an officers duties
4. Dr. Paz clinic 9. Louise doll
5. a cat paws 10. a goddess trick