Apostrophe For Possession In Plurals Homework

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HOMEWORK
Name: _________________________________ Date: _______________
Apostrophe for possession in plurals
These words all contain an apostrophe ( ’ ) to show possession (who is the owner or what it belongs to).
The apostrophe is often misused and confused with the plural forms of nouns (a dog’s bone, two dogs, the dogs’
bones).
 When it is one thing (singular noun) the apostrophe goes before the ‘s’ (a dog’s tail).
 When there is more than one (plural) the apostrophe goes after the ‘s’ (the dogs’ tails).
 The apostrophe for plural possession always comes after the plural form of the noun and never goes
inside the word itself.
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Singular
Plural form
For most nouns just add ‘s’ to form the plural.
key’s
keys’
book’s
books’
Singular
Plural form
Nouns ending ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘s’, ‘x’, ‘z’ (hiss/buzz sounds) add ‘es’ to form the plural.
fish’s
fishes’
boss’s
bosses’
fox’s
foxes’
quizzes’
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Singular
Plural form
Nouns ending ‘o’ add ‘es’ to form the plural.
cargo’s
cargoes’
hero’s
heroes’
potato’s
potatoes’
tomato’s
tomatoes’

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