Plurals and possessives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Plural = meervoud

1. True
2. False

In English we ______ form the plural by adding an -s at the end of the word.

1. always
2. usually
3. sometimes
4. never

Choose the plural form

pizza

1. pizza's
2. pizzas
3. pizza'z
4. pizzaz

Plural

Choose the plural form

sandwich

1. sandwich
2. sandwiches
3. sandwichs
4. sandwhichies

Choose the plural form

potato

1. potatos
2. potato's
3. potatoes
4. potaten

Choose the plural form

knife

1. knife
2. knifes
3. knive
4. knives

Choose the plural form

baby

1. babys
2. babeys
3. babies
4. babyes

Choose the plural form

man

1. mans
2. mens
3. man
4. men

Choose the plural form

foot

1. foots
2. foot's
3. feet
4. feet's

Choose the plural form

sheep

1. sheep
2. sheeps
3. sheepes
4. sheeves

What are some words
that are plural in English
but singular in Dutch?

pants, trousers, glasses, police, cattle, oats, surroundings, wages, stairs, contents, etc.

Plural

So when do we use the apostrophe in English?

Is the 's a genitive or short for 'is'?

Tom's on his way to school right now.

1. Possessive
2. Is

Is the 's a genitive or short for 'is'?

My cat's whiskers are long.

1. Possessive
2. Is

Choose the genitive form

My sister Julie has a boyfriend!

1. My sisters boyfriend
2. My sister's boyfriend
3. My sisters' boyfriend

Choose the genitive form

_______ (my uncle/ neighbour) has a really friendly dog.

1. My uncles' neighbour
2. The neighbour of my uncle
3. My uncles's neighbour
4. My uncle's neighbour

Choose the genitive form

______ (my parents/ cars) have been parked across the street.

1. My parents' cars
2. My parents's cars
3. The cars of my parents
4. My parents cars

Time to practice

1. Complete Mainstream (blue booklet) exercises 9-10 and 13
2. Check your answers on Classroom
3. Submit a photo of your progress
4. Work on writing assignment 2 - make sure your verb tenses, plurals and genitives are correct!