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Possessive forms

I can recognize and use 's and s' possessive forms and possessive pronouns.

's and s' possessive forms £1 O 5.1 Listen and draw the lines between the
people 1-8and the things a-h. O

1 the girls

2 Harry

3 my friends

4 the children

Ella's cat is inthe neighbours'garden.
5 Sam
We use 's or s' after a noun to show possession.

Singular nouns
6 Mrs Clark
The apostrophe is before the -s.
Jack's book is on the table.
My friend's nameis Tom.
Hissister's birthday is inMay. 7 my grandparents

Plural nouns

The apostrophe is after the -s.
8 teacher
Joy is in the girls'football team.
The babies'namesare Oscar andGrace.
The students' bags are in the classroom
* 2 Complete the sentences about the people and
Irregular plural nouns O
things in exercise 2.
The apostrophe is before the -s.
ÿ It's ftarrys pen.
Hereis the children's room.
book.
Where arethe men's toilets,please? 1 It's _ _
The women's shoes are on the next floor. 2 They're bags.
_
3 It's chocolate.
4 They're _ socks.
5 They're _ biscuits.
6 They're - shoes.
7 It's _ car.

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