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Read the information.

Possessive Is: singular

If a plural noun does not end in -s, we add

an apostrophe + -s ('s):
the children's toys
When we talk about something that
belongs to two or more people, we add's
after the last name only:
Fred and Sarah's house V

We use's or ' to show that something

belongs to a person or animal:
Cosmo's basket
my parents' room
We add an apostrophe + -s ('s) after a
name (Peter's) or a singular noun (the
eat's):
Peter's sister the eat's tail

of

When a name ends in -s, we often just

add an apostrophe, or the apostrophe
+ -s ('s):
Charles' sister OR Charles's sister
Possessive Is: plural

When we talk about something that does

not belong to a person or animal, but is
part of another thing, we do not use's.
We usually use a phrase with of. We say:
the walls of the house V"

For plural nouns that end in -s, we just

add an apostrophe (without the -s):
my friends' house
the boys' names

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the top

computer is very good. (Harry)

2 Is
3 Viv is my

birthday in July? (Helen)

best friend. (sister)
violin is on her bed. (Lucy)

b That isn't
7 That
8 Where is

L,

............

favourite food is fish fingers. (Cosmo)

ball! That's my ball! (David)
mum is a teacher. (boy)
bowl? (Bella)

Complete with 's or '.

I Chris
brother is a teacher.
2 I like Anne
dress, but I don't like James
3 The girls
shoes are under the bed.
L, My cousin
CDs are on the desk.
S Do you know Stella
grandmother?
b Giles
house has got a lovely garden.
7 Jade
bike is red.
8 My sisters
room is very big.

mountain V"

Complete.

I .. H~rr!:l 's

of the

T-shirt.

Complete.

I
mum is a teacher. (Robert and Sophie)
2 The
room is on the left. (children)
3 Who is your
friend? (aunt)
L, My
car is red. (parents)
S I've got.. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. DVD. (Marie and Tess)
b The
bikes are over there. (women)
7 Where are
bowls? (Cosmo and Bella)
8 We saw the
father at the supermarket. (girls)

Put the apostrophe in the correct place.

I
2
3
4
5
b
7
8

M~ grandparents' house is in the countr~.

M~ friends names are Emma and Anna.
The childrens books are at school.
Those mens pictures are in the newspaper!
Phil and Davids rackets are in the wardrobe.
Charles e~es are green.
Those womens hats are exactl~ the same.
M~ parents bedroom is upstairs.

Laak!--This is Amy's computer.

('S = possessive's)
Amy's clever. ('S = is)

Write. Use full forms.

I Bella's Harr~'s cat.

2
3
4
5
b
7
8

That's Helen's mum.

Emma's bag's on the chair.
It's Jo's birthda~ toda~.
Mike's Sarah's cousin.
Sam's computer's fantastic!
Eric's father's a doctor.
M~ dog's name's Bono.

Write the answers.

I A: Is this ~our bag?

B: No, .it's ..To@.'.s

(Ton~)

2
3
4
5
b
7
8

B:
B:
B:
B:
B:
B:
B:

(Mrs Cooper)
(Kevin)
(Mr Jones)
(Ruth and Beck~)
(Diane)
Games)
(m~ brothers)

A:
A:
A:
A:
A:
A:
A:

Are these ~our books?

Is that ~our pencil?
Are these ~our glasses?
Is that ~our desk?
Are these ~our ke~s?
Is this ~our notebook?
Are these ~our sweets?

No,
No,
No,
No,
No,
No,
No,

Look!
the top of the page V

tlic fJagc's tefJ

Complete with of.

I Write ~our name at the ..top .of..th.e. page.!

2
3
4
5
b
7
8

Look, there's a cat on the

The bus stop is at the
I like the
Paris is the
The
There's snow on the
There's a big garden at the

please. (top / the page)

(roof / that house)

, . (end / road)
(colour / ~our dress)
(capital/France)
is ver~ sad. (end / this stor~)
(top / the mountain)
(back / our house)

CD)

Complete the questions. Use's or of. Write true answers.

I What's the ..n.arn.e..of.!JoLJr.~tr~e~

2
3
4
5
b
7
8

What's
What colour are the
What colour's
What's the
What's
Where's
How old is

? (name / your street)

? (your teacher / name)
? (walls / your room)
? (your dad / hair)
? (capital/France)
? (your sister / favourite music)
? (the cat / food)
? (your friend / brother)

Writing practice

Read and complete.

TeenJ.ink Best Friends Club.

Tell us about your friends! Send a photo and
a short note about your friends.
Dear TeenLink,
My name is Lucy and I am eleven years old. This is a photo of my friends. We are in
1.daq.)~.pO(lt
[dad / boat). The 2
[boat / name) is
'Lucy'! Sophie is my best friend. Ben is 3.........
.
[Sophie / brother).
4
[Ben / favourite sport) is basketball. The 5
[dog / name) is Snowy. He's 6
[Ben and Sophie / dog). He's a
great dog.
7
[James / hobby) is skateboarding. He's very good!
8
[Sandra / mum) is a singer! Sandra is a good singer, too.
Lucy Hardy

CD

Write.
Write to TeenLink about your friends and/or family. Use
Exercise I I as an example. You can stick in a photo, if you like!

M'y name is
................

and I am
'years old. This is a photo of m'y friends.

Write about their favourite:

sports
hobbies
pets