English Lesson 9

Plural Possessives

Review plural rules and possessive rules found in Lesson 8.

Practice

Directions:  Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive form of the noun found in parenthesis found at the end of each sentence.

Examples:

The family's money was locked in the cash box. (family)
Many cages' locks need keys. (cage)

  1. _______________ eyes popped out. (Mr. Smedley)
  2. Many _______________ cheers could be heard after Chester's concert. (child)
  3. Some of the  ______________ chuckling showed they were pleased. (parent)
  4. My two ________________ opinions are all that matter. (brother)
  5. One _______________ shouting could be heard above the children's cheers. (lady)
  6. Mario threw his arm around his ______________ neck. (mother)

Directions:  Write the possessive form for each of the following:

Examples:

the furniture belongs to the friends  the friends' furniture
the men own two watches  the men's watches

  1. the decorations for the party _____________________
  2. the cheese belonging to the mice _____________________
  3. the subway owns the signs _____________________
  4.  cats own six bells _____________________
  5.  the newspapers belonging to the Bellinis _____________________
  6.  the song belonging to the crickets _____________________
  7.  the animal owns the ice _____________________

Directions:  Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the noun found in parenthesis found at the end of each sentence. Note: Some nouns will need the plural form while others will need the possessive form.

Examples:

The Bellini family's newsstand was busy on Sunday. (family)
Magazines were stacked all over the counter. (magazine)
Women's handbags were opening to collect coins. (Woman)

  1. Chester ___________________ new manager, Tucker Mouse was pacing up and down in front of the cricket cage. (Cricket)
  2. If the ___________ were happy, Mama Bellini wouldn't be always wanting to get rid of him-right? (Bellini)
  3. Harry ____________ howling was enough to give anyone a headache. (Cat)
  4. The _____________ passengers were too busy to notice a small cricket. (subway)
  5. The _____________ dresses were decorated with crickets. (girl)
  6. The _______________ subway home was full of curious passengers. (animal)
  7. She likes him today because he played her favorite ____________ . (song)
  8. He darted over to the radio, leaned all his weight on one of the ____________ and snapped it on. (dial)
  9. The ____________ magic held Mr. Smedley captive. (concert)
  10. Mario gave the cricket his unusual breakfast of mulberry ______________ and water. (leaf)
  11. Hey, Mr. Smedley-my cricket plays _______________. (hymn)
  12. The _____________ playing was not as good as Chester's. (organist)
  13. _____________ joy at hearing Chester shone on their ____________. (Everyone, face)
  14. The _______________ restroom was located at the end of the subway station. (man)
  15. ______________  music was better than any ______________ singing. (Chester, choir)
  16. The _____________ cheese was tasty. (mouse)
  17. Chester played the same ____________ that could be heard in many ____________ that morning. (hymn, church)
  18. Before ____________ mood had a chance to wear off, Chester began chirping the selections from opera that he had played during the party. (Mama)

-----------Key-----------

  1. Mr. Smedley's
  2. children's
  3. parents'
  4. brothers'
  5. lady's
  6. mother's
  7. party's decorations
  8. mice's cheese
  9. subway's signs
  10. cats' six bells
  11. The Bellinis' newspapers
  12. crickets' song
  13. animal's ice
  14. Cricket's
  15. Bellinis
  16. Cat's
  17. subways
  18. girls'
  19. animals'
  20. songs
  21. dials
  22. concert's
  23. leaves
  24. hymns
  25. organist's
  26. Everyone's, faces
  27. men's
  28. choirs'
  29. Chester's, mouse's
  30. hymns, churches
  31. Mama's