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7th grade Plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership worksheet

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Plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership

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Plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

I can form compound plurals such as sisters-in-law, runners-up and passersby.
I can tell a plural from a possessive and form plural and irregular possessives (teams', children's, mice's).
I can show shared owning (Ari and Bo's tent) and separate owning (Kira's and Jun's bikes).

compound noun: A noun made of more than one word, such as sister-in-law

main word: The part of a compound that names what is counted

plural possessive: A form showing that more than one owner has something, such as teams'

shared owning: Two owners with one thing together: 's on the last name only

When forming plurals of compound words, your child put the s or the apostrophe on the wrong part of the compound.

Your child used an apostrophe to make a word plural.

Your child put the apostrophe on the wrong side of the s.

Ask: which word names the thing being counted?

Ask: does the word own something, or is it only more than one?

Ask: is the owner one, or more than one?

What is the most common mistake with plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership?

When forming plurals of compound words, your child put the s or the apostrophe on the wrong part of the compound.

How can I help my child with plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership?

Ask: which word names the thing being counted?

Are these 7th grade reading worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.