Plural Possessives
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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)
_______________ eyes popped out. (Mr. Smedley)
Many _______________ cheers could be heard after Chester's concert. (child)
Some of the ______________ chuckling showed they were pleased. (parent)
My two ________________ opinions are all that matter. (brother)
One _______________ shouting could be heard above the children's cheers. (lady)
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
the decorations for the party _____________________
the cheese belonging to the mice _____________________
the subway owns the signs _____________________
cats own six bells _____________________
the newspapers belonging to the Bellinis _____________________
the song belonging to the crickets _____________________
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)
Chester ___________________ new manager, Tucker Mouse was pacing up and down in front of the cricket cage. (Cricket)
If the ___________ were happy, Mama Bellini wouldn't be always wanting to get rid of him-right? (Bellini)
Harry ____________ howling was enough to give anyone a headache. (Cat)
The _____________ passengers were too busy to notice a small cricket. (subway)
One _____________ dresses were decorated with crickets. (girl)
The _______________ subway home was full of curious passengers. (animal)
She likes him today because he played her favorite ____________ . (song)
He darted over to the radio, leaned all his weight on one of the ____________ and snapped it on. (dial)
The ____________ magic held Mr. Smedley captive. (concert)
Mario gave the cricket his unusual breakfast of mulberry ______________ and water. (leaf)
Hey, Mr. Smedley-my cricket plays _______________. (hymn)
The _____________ playing was not as good as Chester's. (organist)
_____________ joy at hearing Chester shone on their ____________. (Everyone, face)
The _______________ restroom was located at the end of the subway station. (man - Turn man into the plural possessive form.)
______________ music was better than any choirs' singing. (Chester)
One _____________ cheese was tasty. (mouse)
Chester played the same ____________ that could be heard in many ____________ that morning. (hymn, church)
Before ____________ mood had a chance to wear off, Chester began chirping the selections from opera that he had played during the party. (Mama)
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