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Look at Bart Simpson's family tree. Then click on the requested family member.

 

Read the rules about the possessive 's. Then match the two columns

1. We add 's after a name or a to show possession or a family relationship my brother's girlfriend
2. We just add ' after a name or a plural noun if they end in s

My Friends' house is really nice

Thomas' car is blue

3. We use of for things or places The capital of Canada is Ottawa

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We useĀ  's to express possession (My father's name is John Powell) and as contration of is (My father's from New York). Read the sentences below and choose P if 's expesses possession or C if it is a contraction.

1. Anna's a good student. She always studies for her exams.
2. My wife's mother is forty-five.
3. His brother's very short.
4. Lucy's children play basketball every weekend.
5. Susan's uniform is very ugly.
6. We live with my wife's parents.
7. Her name's Mary.
8. His uncle's an architect.

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