POSSESSIVE NOUNS

EXERCISE 1.
e.g.
The shell belonging to the snail.
The snail’s shell.

1. The pen belonging to John.

2. The cat belonging to Susan.
3. The skirt belonging to Swee Lan.
4. The car belonging to Mr.Chan.
5. The hat belonging to the hawker.
6. The bag belonging to my sister.
7. The shoes belonging to the lady.
8. The cup belonging to the baby.
9. The eyes belonging to the owl.
10. The claws belonging to the cat.

EXERCISE 2.
e.g.
The toys belonging to the babies.
The babies’ toys.

1. The legs belonging to the goats.

2. The feet belonging to the ducks.
3. The shoes belonging to the toys.
4. The cows belonging to the farmer.
5. The caps belonging to the sailors.
6. The tails belonging to the monkeys.
7. The books belonging to the pupils.
8. The cars belonging to the teachers.
9. The horns belonging to the bulls.
10. The bags belonging to the women.

EXERCISE 3.
e.g.
These are the men hats.
These are the men’s hats.

1. These are the postmen caps.

2. Those are the women hats.
3. These are the workmen tools.
4. These are the milkmen bottles.
5. These are the oxen tails.
6. Those are the children balls.
7. Those are the babies spoons.
8. These are the ladies shoes.
9. These are the donkeys tails.
10. Those are the monkeys tails.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES.

EXERCISE 1

1. He has a car. This is _____ car.

2. I have a pen. This is _____ pen.
3. She has a bag. This is _____ bag.
4. The dog has a bone. That is _____ bone.
5. You have a kite. Is this _____ kite?
6. They brought some brushes. Those are _____
brushes.
7. I have lost my purse. Have you seen _____
purse?
8. Look at the fishermen. They are pulling in
_____ nets.
9. John has some marbles. These are _____
marbles.
10. Jane has bought a new dress. Have you seen
_____ new dress?

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES.
1. This is his ball. The ball is _____.
2. That is your glass. The glass is ____.
3. That is their house. The house is _____.
4. This is my bag. The bag is _____.
5. These are our toys. The toys are _____.
6. That is Mei Fong’s basket. The basket is
_____.
7. Those are his pencils. The pencils are _____.
8. These are your sweets. The sweets are _____.
9. This is my cat. The cat is _____.
10. Those are their cows. The cows are _____.
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS.
A singular noun stands for one person or thing.
A plural noun stands for more than one person
or thing.

 By adding –s
Girl Girls Uncle Uncles
Book Books Desk Desks
Dog Dogs Chair Chairs
Apple Apples Bird Birds

 By adding –es to nouns ending in –s,-sh,-ch,-x

Class Classes Church Churches
Glass Glasses Watch Watches
Brush Brushes Match Matches
Bush Bushes Box Boxes
Branch Branches Fox Foxes

 By adding –es to nouns ending in -o

Buffalo Buffaloes Hero Heroes
Tomato Tomatoes Mango Mangoes

 By adding –s to some nouns ending in -o

Radio Radios Bamboo Bamboos

 By changing –y into -ies

Baby Babies Lorry Lorries
Lily Lilies Fly Flies
City Cities Army Armies

 By adding –s to some nouns ending in -y

Boy Boys Key Keys
Toy Toys Donkey Donkeys
Way Ways Valley Valleys

 By changing –f or –fe into -ves

Leaf Leaves Wolf Wolves
Thief Thieves Life Lifes
Calf Calves Wife Wives
Loaf Loaves Knife Knives

 By adding –s to some nouns ending in -f

Roof Roofs Dwarf Dwarfs
Chief Chiefs Cliff Cliffs
  By changing the inside vowels
Man Men Mouse Mice
Woman Women Tooth Teeth
Goose Geese Foot Feet

 By adding –en
Ox Oxen Child Children
Chick Chicken

 Some nouns have their singular and plural alike

Sheep Sheep Deer Deer

 Some nouns are used only in the plural

Scissors Trousers Spectacles Shorts
Clothes Pincers Shearers

 Some nouns are spelt with “s” but are singular

News Surroundings

 Possessive pronouns and adjectives have plural form too.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Singular Plural
I We
Me Us
You You
He, She, It They
Him ,Her, It Them
My Our
Your Your

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
His, Her,Its Their
Mine Ours
Yours Yours
His, Her, Its Theirs
This These
That Those

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS.

EXERCISE 1.
Make these nouns plural.

1. Pineapple
2. Bottle
3. Foot
4. Valley
5. Potato
6. Bull
7. Story
8. Leaf
9. Brush
10. Roof
11. Goose
12. Sheep
13. Piano
14. Box
15. Child
16. Mouse
17. Lady
18. Wife
19. Mango
20. Key

EXERCISE 2.
Rewrite these sentences changing the words in bold into plural.

1. The dog chased the cat.

2. The monkey ate the banana.
3. The thief stole the watch.
4. The girl broke the glass.
5. The wolf killed the sheep.
6. The farmer sold the ox.
7. The mouse sat on the shelf.
8. The woman bought the handkerchief.
9. The fox hid in the bush.
10. The leaf fell from the tree.
11. The man spoke to the lady.

EXERCISE 3.
Rewrite these sentences changing the words in bold into plural.

e.g : He lost his hat.

They lost their hats.

1. I spoke to the workman.

2. The lady shouted at me.
3. My friend came last night.
4. Have you taken the key?
5. The boy found his knife.
6. She saw your brother.
7. The lizard lost its tail.
8. The child loved his puppy.
9. This goat ate the tomato.
 10. That policeman caught the thief.

EXERCISE 4.
Rewrite these sentences changing the words in bold into plural. Make other necessary changes.

e.g.: A crocodile is a cold-blooded animal.

Crocodiles are cold-blooded animals.

1. A knife is made of steel.

2. A donkey brays.
3. A kettle has a handle.
4. The girl is eating an apple.
5. The thief was caught last week.
6. A rose is a beautiful flower.
7. An elephant has a trunk.
8. A carpenter uses a saw.
9. The woman was drowned in the lake.
10. A soldier carries a gun.

EXERCISE 5.
Rewrite these sentences changing the words in bold into plural. Make other necessary changes.

e.g.: The girls are dancers.

The girl is a dancer.

1. Tables are made of wood.

2. Flies are insects.
3. Our dogs are fierce.
4. Birds have beaks.
5. These boys were absent yesterday.
6. Kassim planted those trees.
7. These glasses are beautiful.
8. These are pianos for sale.
9. The boys oiled their bicycle.
10. The men’s wives told us the news.