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Activity
Other

Jefferson County School District: What Possessed You

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Designed for 3rd graders, this Internet viewable slide show from Jefferson County School District introduces the rules for forming possessives and provides guided practice.
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Activity
Other

Project l.a.: Possessive Nouns

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Designed for elementary students, this Internet viewable slide show explains how to form possessives, then provides practice sentences. At the end are links to an online practice quiz and a printable worksheet.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: William Strunk on the Possessive Singular

For Students 9th - 10th
William Strunk Jr.'s "Elements of Style" on the creation of possessive singular nouns. Provided by Bartleby.com
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to the Possessive

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn to use apostrophes to indicate possession, or ownership -- and when not to use them.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Advanced (Plural) Possession

For Students 9th - 10th
Possessive plurals have a complicated relationship with apostrophes, but this exercise is here to help you understand it!
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Interactive
Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Match It: Sentence Game: Plurals and Possessives

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Fill in the blanks in seven sentences by matching the plural or possessive noun that completes each sentence.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Possessive Noun Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this Possessive Noun Quiz students read a sentence and choose the correct spelling of the possessive noun that fits in the blank. There are 12 questions in this quiz.
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Unit Plan
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Parts of Speech: Plural and Possessive Nouns

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A tutorial explaining the proper apostrophe use of singular and plural possessive nouns followed by a twenty-question exercise to practice this skill.