Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

Key Notes:

📖 Plurals, Singular Possessives & Plural Possessives

Plural Nouns (More than One) 🐶🐱

Definition: A plural noun shows more than one person, animal, place, or thing.

How to form:

• Usually add -s → cat → cats 🐱
• If word ends in s, x, z, ch, sh, add -es → box → boxes 📦
• Some words are irregular → man → men 👨, child → children 👶

Examples:

• dog → dogs 🐕
• bus → buses 🚌
• mouse → mice 🐭

Singular Possessive (Shows ownership by ONE) 👑

Definition: A singular possessive shows that one person, animal, or thing owns something.

How to form:

• Add ’s to the singular noun → the girl’s book 📖

Examples:

• The cat’s toy 🐱🧸 → the toy belongs to one cat
• John’s bag 🎒 → the bag belongs to John
• The teacher’s pen ✏️ → the pen belongs to the teacher

Plural Possessive (Shows ownership by MORE THAN ONE) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Definition: A plural possessive shows that more than one person, animal, or thing owns something.

How to form:

• Make the noun plural first
• Then add ’ (apostrophe after s) → the girls’ dresses 👗

Examples:

• The dogs’ bones 🐕🍖 → bones belong to many dogs
• The teachers’ lounge 🏫 → lounge for all teachers
• The children’s toys 🧸 (irregular plural) → toys for children

Quick Tip to Remember 💡

Type	Form	Example
Plural	Add s / es	cat → cats 🐱
Singular Possessive	Add ’s	dog → dog’s bone 🐶
Plural Possessive	Plural + ’	dogs → dogs’ bones 🐕

Common Mistakes ❌

• Incorrect: The cats’s toy 🐱 → ❌
• Correct: The cats’ toy 🐱 → ✅ (plural possessive)
• Incorrect: The childrens’ toys 🧸 → ❌
• Correct: The children’s toys 🧸 → ✅ (irregular plural possessive)

Fun Emoji Examples 🌈

• The boys’ football ⚽ → football belongs to many boys
• My sister’s notebook 📓 → notebook belongs to my sister
• The geese’s 🦢 feathers → feathers of one goose
• The geese’ 🦢🦢 pond → pond of many geese

Let’s practice!✒️