Worksheet for practicing plural and possessive noun forms with examples and exercises.

Let me work through each problem step by step to determine whether the word should be plural or possessive.

Problem 1: Porter has a tank with four ______ in it. (turtle)
- The sentence says "four" which indicates more than one turtle
- This is talking about multiple turtles, not something belonging to a turtle
- So we need the plural form
- Plural of "turtle" = "turtles"
- Answer: plural

Problem 2: ______ mother made a spaghetti dinner. (Beth)
- This is talking about someone's mother - specifically Beth's mother
- We need to show that the mother belongs to Beth
- So we need the possessive form
- Possessive of "Beth" = "Beth's"
- Answer: possessive

Problem 3: The ______ egg hatched. (eagle)
- This is talking about an egg that belongs to an eagle
- We need to show that the egg belongs to the eagle
- So we need the possessive form
- Possessive of "eagle" = "eagle's"
- Answer: possessive

Problem 4: The airplane was three ______ late. (hour)
- The sentence says "three" which indicates more than one hour
- This is talking about multiple hours, not something belonging to an hour
- So we need the plural form
- Plural of "hour" = "hours"
- Answer: plural

Problem 5: My ______ tire was flat. (bicycle)
- This is talking about a tire that belongs to a bicycle
- We need to show that the tire belongs to the bicycle
- So we need the possessive form
- Possessive of "bicycle" = "bicycle's"
- Answer: possessive

Final Answer:
1. turtles - plural
2. Beth's - possessive
3. eagle's - possessive
4. hours - plural
5. bicycle's - possessive