This document provides examples of how to correctly use plurals, possessives, and plural possessives in sentences. It demonstrates that an apostrophe is added to make a noun possessive and an "s" is added to make a noun plural, except for nouns that are already plural. The document tests the reader by presenting sentences with blanks to fill in using the correct plural, possessive, or plural possessive form of nouns like students, teachers, families, and friends.

1. Practice for
Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive

2. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ went on a field trip.
students’
students
student’s

3. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ went on a field trip.
students’ It’s plural: More
students than one student
student’s went on the trip

4. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ parents cheered them on.
boys’
boys
boy’s

5. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ families cheered them on.
boys’ It’s plural
boys possessive: The
boy’s families belong to
more than one
boy

6. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
_______ must meet each _______ needs.
Teachers’ leaners’
Teachers learners
Teacher’s learner’s

7. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
_______ must meet each _______ needs.
Teachers’ learners’
Teachers learners
Teacher’s learner’s
It’s plural: All It’s singular
teachers must possessive: Each
meet needs individual learner
has needs

8. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ faces were sunburned after
the field trip.
students’
students
student’s

9. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ faces were sunburned after
the field trip.
It’s plural
students’ possessive: More
students than one student’s
student’s face was
sunburned

10. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ backpack was found in the hall.
girls’
girls
girl’s

11. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ backpack was found in the hall.
girls’ It’s singular possessive:
girls There was only one
girl’s backpack, so it
belonged to one girl

12. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
Several __________ students are sick today.
teachers’
teachers
teacher’s

13. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
Several __________ students are sick today.
teachers’ It’s plural
teachers possessive: More
teacher’s than one teacher
has sick students

14. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The ______ mom disliked his ______.
boys’ friends’
boys friends
boy’s friend’s

15. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The ______ mom disliked his ______.
boys’ friends’
boys friends
boy’s friend’s
It’s singular
possessive: One It’s plural: More
boy’s mom than one friend

16. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ recess lasted 20 minutes.
chidrens’
childrens
children’s

17. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ recess lasted 20 minutes.
chidrens’ Children is already
childrens plural, so make it
children’s possessive by
adding apostrophe
and s

18. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
The __________ recess lasted 20 minutes.
chidrens’ childrens’
childrens &
children’s childrens
aren’t words

19. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
______ help shape ______ views of the world.
teachers’ students’
teachers students
teacher’s student’s

20. Plurals, Possessives, & Plural Possessive
______ help shape ______ views of the world.
Teachers’ students’
Teachers students
Teacher’s student’s
It’s plural
It’s plural: More
possessive: The
than one teacher
views belong to all
shapes views
students