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Practice 1.8.1: How do you write plural and possessive words?
Practice 1.8.2: Possessives in action
Practice 1.8.3: Sentences with plurals and possessives
Practice 1.8.4: The subtlety of plural & possessive choices
Quiz 1.8.5: Plurals & Possessives
Teacher Guide
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Skills in focus:
Plurals
Common nouns
Default —> add -s
Ends in a vowel + y —> add -s
Ends in a consonant + y —> remove the y and add -ies
Ends in a consonant + o —> add -es*
Ends in s, x, ch, sh, h, or z —> add -es*
Ends in f or fe —> remove the f/fe and add -ves*
* Memorize words that defy the rules above
Proper nouns
Same rules as above except …
End in -y —> add -s
Possessives
Common nouns
Singular and doesn’t end in -ess —> add ’s
Plural and doesn’t end in -s —> add ’s
Plural and ends in -s —> add ’
Proper nouns
Singular words —> add ’s
Plural —> add ’
Awkward Sentences. Avoid words that sound awkward by rewriting the sentence to a simpler one.
Meaning. Whatever you do, be thoughtful about how your choices impact the meaning of your text.