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Whose Glove? Possessives at the Ballpark

Form singular, plural and irregular plural possessives such as children's and men's, then use them in a story about a baseball game.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.2.d

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students form singular and plural possessive nouns with apostrophes.
  • Students form possessives of plural nouns that do not end in s, such as children's.
  • Students find and fix possessive nouns that are written wrong.

How to use

Go over the three apostrophe rules in the first section together. Students can ask "Who owns it, and how many owners are there?" before they write each word.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.2.d

Form and use possessives.

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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).

1.
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

2.
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

3.
Which phrase means the bats that belong to one team?
  • A. the teams bats
  • B. the teams' bats
  • C. the team's bats
  • D. the teams's bats

Game day at Elm Park

Use possessive nouns to tell about the game.

4.
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.

5.
Two words in this sentence should be possessive nouns, but their apostrophes are missing. Underline the two words.

Thecatchersmaskrolledpasttheumpiresshoes.

6.
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.

7.
Is each possessive phrase written correctly? Sort the phrases.
the mens' benchthe team's coachthe batters' helmetsthe pitchers glovethe womens' jerseysthe girls' dugout
Written correctlyNeeds fixing
8.
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.
9.
Underline the one possessive noun in this sentence that shows more than one owner.

Thecoach'swhistleblew,andtheplayers'feetracedaroundthebases.

10.
Write one sentence about a ball game. Use the possessive form of children, men or women.

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