Whose Glove? Possessives at the Ballpark

Form possessive nouns for one owner, many owners and plurals like children.

Build possessive nouns

One owner: add 's (the bird's nest). More than one owner, and the plural ends in s: add only ' (the birds' nests). More than one owner, and the plural does not end in s: add 's (the mice's cheese).

Write the possessive form of each noun. Include the apostrophe.

one player: the glove
two players: the gloves
one coach: the whistle
three coaches: the whistles

These plural nouns do not end in s. Write the possessive form of each one.

children: the snack table
women: the team
men: the jerseys

Which phrase means the bats that belong to one team?

A. the teams batsB. the teams' batsC. the team's batsD. the teams's bats

Game day at Elm Park

Use possessive nouns to tell about the game.

Read about the game. Write the possessive form of the word in parentheses after each blank.

On Saturday, Coach (Mei) team played at Elm Park. The (fans) signs waved in the bleachers. In the first inning, the (umpire) call made the crowd groan. Later, (Jamal) hit flew right over the (shortstop) glove. By the end of the game, the (people) hands were sore from clapping.

Two words in this sentence should be possessive nouns, but their apostrophes are missing. Underline the two words.

The game had one catcher and one umpire. Fix the sentence from question 5 by writing the two possessive nouns correctly.

The mask rolled past the shoes.

Check the apostrophes

Look closely at where each apostrophe goes.

Is each possessive phrase written correctly? Sort the phrases.

Which sentence is written correctly?

A. The childrens' caps were blue.B. The children's caps were blue.C. The childrens caps were blue.D. The childs' caps were blue.

Underline the one possessive noun in this sentence that shows more than one owner.

10.

Write one sentence about a ball game. Use the possessive form of children, men or women.