GRADE 5
Name:
Complete the following exercises in your class workbook
POSSESSIVE NOUN PHRASES
A possessive noun shows ownership by adding an apostrophe, an “s” or both.
Make the following single nouns ‘possessive’
a) Tom car
b) Car boot
c) Dog breakfast
d) Rhino horn
e) Cape Town weather
f) Kim hat
g) Shaun book
h) Paulo pizza
PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUNS
When a plural noun ends with an “s,” add an apostrophe to make it possessive.
Make the following ‘plural possessive nouns’
a) South Africans dreams
b) Chickens eggs
c) Beetroots colour
d) Matthews house
e) Cars pollution
f ) Dogs barking
g) Houses windows
h) Childrens clothing
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Grade 5 Term 4: English Language: Language Structure and Conventions; Noun Phrases
Noun Phrases
GRADE 5
Grade 5 Term 4: English Language: Language Structure and Conventions; Noun Phrases
Noun Phrases
Rewrite each of the phrases using a possessive noun
a) The weather in Cape Town
b) The exhaust of the car
c) The lead of the dog
d) The noise of the radio
e) The house of my Granny
f ) The height of the building
g) The colour of the wall
h) The headgear of the racing driver
i) The great speech of the President
j) The speed of the train
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GRADE 5
Grade 5 Term 4: English Language: Language Structure and Conventions; Noun Phrases
Answer sheet
Make the following single nouns ‘possessive’
a) Tom’s car
b) Car’s boot
c) Dog’s breakfast
d) Rhino’s horn
e) Cape Town’s weather
f) Kim’s hat
g) Shaun’s book
h) Paulo’s pizza
Make the following ‘plural possessive nouns’
a) South Africans’ dreams
b) Chickens’ eggs
c) Beetroots’ colour
d) Matthews’ house
e) Cars’ pollution
f ) Dogs’ barking
g) Houses’ windows
h) Childrens’ clothing
Rewrite each of the phrases using a possessive noun
a) Cape Town’s weather
b) The car’s exhaust
c) The dog’s lead
d) The radio’s noise
e) My Granny’s house
f ) The building’s height
g) The wall’s colour
h) The racing driver’s headgear
i) The President’s great speech
j) The train’s speed
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