Possessive 's

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

Hey! That is my teacher's lessonup! 

Lesson objective

At the end of this lesson I...

...can explain in English that something belongs to someone

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

Practice time

Worksheet

You have 5 minutes

Done?

Draw on the back

Answers