Plural Possessive Nouns – Monday
Name: _____________________________________________________
To show that two or more people share or own something, use a plural possessive
noun. Add an apostrophe (‘) to plural nouns that end in –s, –es, or –ies to make
them possessive. To make plural nouns that do not end in –s, –es, or –ies
possessive, add an apostrophe and an s.
children children’s toys
women women’s books
Directions Complete the below table.
Singular
Plural
Plural Possessive
(one person,
place, or thing)
(add -s, -es, -ies, or write
the irregular plural form)
(shows ownership or
possession of something)
colony
colonies’ land
man
__________________ shoes
farmer
farmers’ crops
family
_________________ homes
child
children’s toys
city
_______________population
colonist
colonists’ lives
Plural Possessive Nouns – Tuesday
Name: _____________________________________________________
To show that two or more people share or own something, use a plural possessive
noun. Add an apostrophe (‘) to plural nouns that end in –s, –es, or –ies to make
them possessive. To make plural nouns that do not end in –s, –es, or –ies
possessive, add an apostrophe and an s.
children children’s toys
women women’s books
Directions Write the plural possessive noun in each sentence.
1. The Indians’ leaders were fair. _______________________________
2. The gardens’ food included corn and carrots. ____________________
3. The Americans’ first flag had 13 stars. __________________________
4. The settlers’ voyages were long. ______________________________
5. The first 13 colonies’ weather was cold. ________________________
Directions Write the possessive form of the each underlined noun.
6. The companies products were on sale. _________________________
7. The ships cargo was lost at sea. _______________________________
8. Children parents always worry. _______________________________
9. Doctors cars are usually nice. _________________________________
10. Many travelers plans never work out. _________________________
Plural Possessive Nouns – Wednesday
Name: _____________________________________________________
Directions Mark the letter of the correct possessive noun to complete
each sentence. Be careful, some may be singular!
1. Most of the _____ population 5. Dr. Seuss wrote many _____
were men.
books.
A. colonys’
A. children’
B. colonie’s
B. children
C. colonys’s
C. childrens’s
D. colonies’
D. children’s
2. We love to visit _____ beaches 6. Stefanie wears mostly _____
and water parks.
clothing now that she is bigger.
A. Virginias’
A. women
B. Virginia’s
B. womens
C. Virginias’s
C. women’s
D. Virginia’
D. womens’s
3. The _____ strong muscles
helped to carry the heavy wood.
A. men’s
B. mens’
C. mens
D. men
7. The _____ buildings are big and
tall.
A. cities
B. citys’
C. cities’
D. city’
4. The _____ crops grew well last
spring and summer.
A. farmers’
B. farmer’s
C. farmers’s
D. farmer’
8. I sent the report cards to the
_____ homes.
A. families
B. families’
C. familys’s
D. familys’
Plural Possessive Nouns – Thursday
Name: _____________________________________________________
Directions Write the correct possessive noun in ( ) to complete each
sentence.
1. He will fix all the (house’, houses’) doors.
__________________________________________________________
2. Hotdogs and hamburgers are (Americans, Americans’) favorite foods.
__________________________________________________________
3. Several (kitchens’, kitchens’s) stoves were made from brick.
__________________________________________________________
4. The (colonists, colonists’) children worked hard also.
__________________________________________________________
5. The (womens’, women’s) jobs were to cook, and clean.
_________________________________________________________
6. We donated my (childrens’s, children’s) clothing at Goodwill.
__________________________________________________________
7. Elk Township (familys’, families’) children attend Aura School.
__________________________________________________________