Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Bracken Business Communications: Plurals & Possessives[pdf]
This is the PDF article "Bracken Business Communications: Plurals and Possessives" expaining the rules and exceptions for forming plural and possessive nouns and providing examples of each.
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Possessives
This article contains rules about the correct way to incorporate possessives into college writing. A link with downloadable practice exercises is included at the end of the lesson.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: William Strunk on the Possessive Singular
William Strunk Jr.'s "Elements of Style" on the creation of possessive singular nouns. Provided by Bartleby.com
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Elc Study Zone: Irregular Plurals of Nouns
A chart containing information on how to form plurals with irregular nouns, and two exercises to practice the skills learned in the chart.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Apostrophes
This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Making Proper Names Plural but Not Possessive
This tutorial explains how to make your last name plural when sending greetings from your entire family (or anytime you are talking about your entire family.) This is a very common grammatical problem, and it is explained clearly here....
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Teaching Plural Possessives
This site focuses on teaching plural possessive nouns and pronouns including what they are and methods of teaching them including using flashcards, and plural possessive Bingo, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Singular and Plural Nouns
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simple flipchart exercise that will help children identify proper spellings of plural nouns.
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Grammar quizzes.com: Possessive Nouns: Indicating Possession
A series of carts containing rules and examples of possessives including singular and plural common nouns, proper nouns, inanimate nouns, days and holidays, and numbers and letters. A fourteen-question practice exercise follows the...
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Grammar quizzes.com: Regular Plural Nouns
A series of illustrated charts showing singular and plural forms of different types of regular plural nouns followed by twenty-two questions where students choose the correct plural form of each noun.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Plural Forms
A good explanation of Plural Forms for the student. Site also offers a quiz at the end. L.11-12.2b Spelling
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K12 Reader: Possessive Nouns
Take a look at examples of possessive nouns, both singular and plural.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Nouns
Three interactive activities with plural and singular nouns. The first is a series of flashcards for students to see the singular form of a noun on one side and the plural form of the same noun on the other. The second is a matching game...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Match It: Sentence Game: Plurals and Possessives
Fill in the blanks in seven sentences by matching the plural or possessive noun that completes each sentence.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
Match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms in this click and match game. Java is required.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercise Plurals & Possessives
This site offers exercises in the sometimes confusing use of plurals of possessives. In each space write "C" if correct, or "I" if incorrect. Then click on "Submit Application" for the answers.
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Grammar quizzes.com: Irregular Plural Nouns
A series of illustrated charts showing singular and plural forms of different types of irregular plural nouns followed by fifteen questions where students choose the correct plural form of each noun.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Cases of Nouns and Pronouns
In this writing and grammar tutorial, learn how to distinguish and use nouns and pronouns in English and whether they are subjective, nominative, possessive, or objective.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Nouns
This Concentration-style has students match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms while remembering where each of the match pairs are located. Java Script is required.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
This matching game has students match the singular and plural possessive nouns to their plural forms while remembering the location of each pair. Java is required.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
Flashcards is an interactive version of flashcards; one side of the card has a noun and the other has the possessive form of the noun. Students just click on the card to see the other side.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns
This matching game asks students to match singular and possessive nouns with their plural forms. Java is required.
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Possessive Nouns Rules and Practice
Use these handy rules to help how to create a possessive form.