Possessive 's

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Possessive -s

Lesson objective

At the end of this lesson I...

... can use the possessive -s, possessive pronouns and whose.

but first!

What do you remember from previous lessons?

Regular plural nouns

Irregular plural nouns

Chairs

People

Children

Women

Bedrooms

Flowers

Men

Regular plural nouns and irregular plural nouns

Unit 1

Regular plural nouns

Add -s to a noun (cats, dogs, flowers, chairs, beds)

Irregular plural nouns

Have their own form which you should know by heart.

(one person - more people)

(one woman - more women)

(one child - more children)

Secondly...

Do you remember possessive pronouns?

This book belongs to me.
It is _________.

1. His
2. Hers
3. Mine
4. Yours

This book belongs to us.
It is __________.

1. His
2. Ours
3. Yours
4. Mine

This book belongs to them.
It is ______.

1. his
2. mine
3. ours
4. theirs

Possessive 's

There is another way to show possessives. Look at the example:

              This book belongs to Tim.

Possessive 's

There is another way to show possessives. Look at the example:

              This book belongs to Tim.

We could say: 

              This book is his.

Possessive 's

There is another way to show possessives. Look at the example:

              This book belongs to Tim.

We could say: 

              This book is his.

But we could also say:

             This is Tim's book.

Possessive 's

There is another way to show possessives. Look at the example:

              This book belongs to Tim.

We could say: 

              This book is his.

But we could also say:

             This is Tim's book.

Look at the word "book". What kind of noun is this? singular? plural?

Possessive 's

There is another way to show possessives. Look at the example:

              This book belongs to Tim.

We could say: 

              This book is his.

But we could also say:

             This is Tim's book.

Look at the word "book". What kind of noun is this? singular? plural?

It is a singular noun. So we use -'s

Possessive 's

Look at the examples. Can you identify when we use what?

This is Tim's book.

This is my grandparents' house.

A lot of people's eyes are brown.

1. We use -s for singular nouns.

2. We use ______ for regular plural nouns.

3. We use ______ for irregular plural nouns. 

Possessive 's

Look at the examples. Can you identify when we use what?

This is Tim's book.

This is my grandparents' house.

A lot of people's eyes are brown.

1. We use -s for singular nouns.

2. We use ' for regular plural nouns.

3. We use 's for irregular plural nouns. 

Kims hair is very long.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

My cousins' birthdays are both in January.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

This is our children's school.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Homework

Look at the examples. Can you identify when we use what?

This is Tim's book.

This is my grandparents' house.

A lot of people's eyes are brown.

1. We use -s for singular nouns.

2. We use ' for regular plural nouns.

3. We use 's for irregular plural nouns. 

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Homework

Textbook: (p. 40 + 41)

Ex. 2 & 3 (practice reading)

Ex. 4 (Global skills - know about the world)

Ex. 6, 7, 8 (possessives)

Ex. 11 & 12 (possessive whose)

Workbook: (p. 28)

Ex. 1, 2, 5 (vocabulary and possessives).