How to Teach Possessive Nouns to Young Home School Students

Introduction

Teaching the difference between possessive nouns and plural nouns to a child can be difficult. Many Language Arts concepts are abstract and good teaching tools are hard to find. Learning the difference between plural and possessive nouns is important when you are trying to write correctly. This video can be used to teach plural and possessive nouns as part of your homeschool curriculum or for a review plural and possessive nouns for any student. It is also great for writing from home

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Most plural nouns add an "s", but you should take care with irregular forms such as nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, and x.
Making a plural noun possessive can be confusing; for plural nouns ending in "s," add only an apostrophe. For plural nouns not ending in "s," add an apostrophe and "s."

Step1

The correct use of plural and possessive nouns may seem like a small issue, but to educators, employers, and readers, these errors stand out like a sore thumb. Mastering how to plural and possessive nouns can make a word of difference in your writing.

Step2

A possessive form of a noun indicates that the noun owns something. Possessive nouns require a correctly placed apostrophe. The placement is different for singular and plural nouns.

Step3

The plural of a noun indicates that there are more than one of the person or thing or ideas in question. Most nouns can be made plural by simply adding an "S".