Possessive Nouns – Free ESL Lesson Plan

1. N4.1 – Possessive nouns – student’s, students’Lesson 1/4 ESL Lesson Plan Alternative Tags: possession

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3. Possessive nouns This is my house This is my son This is his office Joan’s house Fred’s son The teacher’s office. Her house. His son. His office.

4. Match the nouns and pictures A B Jasmine’s baby Neil’s girlfriend C D Meredith’s keys Henry’s ball

5. Look at these examples + = Helen Her House Helen’s house + = The elephant Its trunk The elephant’s trunk

6. Look at these examples + = Gary His computer Gary’s computer + = The doctor Her office The doctor’s office

7. ’ apostrophe + = ’s Jake child Jake’s child + = ’s Sally toy Sally’s toy

8. Use -’s 1. This is Kate. This is her mom. This is Kate’s mom. 2. This is Peter and this is his dog. 3. This is Samuel and these are his children.

9. Use -’s 4. This is Sarah. This is her house. 5. This is Paul. This is his car.

10. Whose is it? Fahad Janice Felipe June This is Fahad’s hat. This is… This is... These are…

11. The Smiths Look at the family tree and answer questions Julie is ___ wife. Frank is ___ husband. 8. Julie is ___ mother. 9. Frank is ___ father. Julie Frank Jake Jane Julie and Frank are married. They have a son, Jake and a daughter, Jane.

12. The Smiths (continued) Look at the family tree and answer questions 10. Jane is ___ sister. 11. Jake is ___ brother. 12. Jane is ___ daughter. 13. Jake is ___ son. Julie Frank Jake Jane Julie and Frank are married. They have a son, Jake and a daughter, Jane.

13. Use -’s Peter sharp teeth A tiger chocolate cake My boss hat ’s Her mother football Our father best dress His grandma homework

14. Tell me about Tony / Tell me about… Andrew Tony Julie Anne

15. Change these sentences 14. I used the computer of my brother. I used my brother’s computer. 15. The leg of my sister is broken. 16. The wife of Mr Heywood is Spanish. 17. The door of my boss is closed. 18. The car of David is red.

16. Change these sentences 19. When is the birthday of your friend? 20. The wife of my uncle is in Germany. 21. The jacket of Jenny is expensive. 22. The food of my mother is delicious. 23. When is the wedding of your sister?

17. -’s without a noun You can use -’s without a noun if we understand which noun. Peter’s hair is short but Patrick’s is long. (= Patrick’s hair) ‘Whose coat is this?’ ‘It’s Steven’s.’ (=Steven’s coat) Diana’s dog is a Labrador but Nancy’s is a Fox Terrier. (= Nancy’s dog)

18. -’s with plural nouns …most plural nouns in English end in –s. We use –’s for singular nouns… My friend’s book friend / friends …we add only the apostrophe ’ to a plural noun. The student’s homework. The students’ homework.

19. boy’s or boys’ + = boy bike boy’s bike + = boys bikes ?

20. doctor’s or doctors’ + = ? + = ?

21. student’s or students’ + = ? + = ?

22. Change the sentences The teacher handed back the exams of the students. The teacher handed back the students’ exams. 24. The hair of my sister is short. 25. Where is the book of my friend? 26. The toys of my sisters are on the floor. 27. The wedding of my friends is next week. 28. The friends of my parents are on holiday.

23. Change the sentences The teacher handed back the exams of the students. The teacher handed back the students’ exams. 29. The clothes of the boy are in the cupboard. 30. The books of the students are on the desks. 31. The dog of Sally is in the garden. 32. The meeting of the teachers is at 4pm. 33. The house of my grandparents is in Melbourne.

24. -’s with irregular plural nouns Some nouns have an irregular plural (you don’t add –s): woman women man men child children we add -’s to (not -’) The women’s clothes. The children’s school. The womens’ clothes The childrens’ school.

25. Which is correct? 34. We visited the Children’s/Childrens’ Hospital. 35. Women’s/Womens’ clothes are on the second floor of the shop.

26. Which is correct? 36. The men’s/mens’ washroom is at the back of the restaurant. 37. You can find children’s/childrens’ shoes on the third floor. 38. The women’s/womens’ changing rooms are on the left.

27. of… with things and places For things, ideas and places, we often use of… Trisha’s apartment is on the 5th floor. (Trisha is a person) I did not see the end of the film. (a film is a thing) The capital of Chinais Beijing. (China is a place) The title of the book is The Glass Bead. But sometimes you can also use -’s The book’s title is The Glass Bead.

28. The beginning of the concert We also use of… with the top the bottom the beginning the end the center the middle The beginning of the week. The middle of the page. The end of the film.

29. Change the sentences, use of 39. I didn’t enjoy the film’s end. I didn’t enjoy the end of the film. 40. Tracey liked the book’s beginning. 41. Argentina’s city is Buenos Aires. 42. He put the vase capitalof flowers in the table’s centre. 43. He wrote his name at the page’s top.

30. Yesterday’s lesson We use –’s or –’ with time words like today, last week, Monday, etc… Monday’s French lesson is at 9am. I have a week’s holiday in August. Please come to next week’s meeting. NOT: I learned new words in the lesson of yesterday.

31. Use -’s or -’ Look at the green words and make a sentence using –’s or –’ 44. What is the phone number of your brother? 45. The car of my sister broke down. 46. The favorite food of Timothy is sushi. 47. We are going to the party of my mother. 48. The dog of my friend is a Labrador.

32. Use -’s or -’ Look at the green words and make a sentence using –’s or –’ 49. The computer of Fred was expensive. When is the birthday of your grandma? 51. The children of my aunt are called Toby and Jon. 52. The holiday house of my uncle is in Mexico. 53. The college of Angus is in New York.

33. Correct or incorrect? Tell your teacher! 54. I wrote my name at the top of the page. 55. Can you give me the newspaper of yesterday? 56. I like your sister’s house. 57. I borrowed the book of Jack. 58. The job of my sister is in Singapore.

34. Correct or incorrect? Tell your teacher! 59. We walked into the town’s center. 60. Roger drove to the end of the street. 61. This is the house of my friend. 62. These are the shoes of Nina. 63. This is the lesson’s end.