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Year 3 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 3 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.

1.The car belongs to more than one person (the people). Which is correct?
  1. Athe people's car
  2. Bthe peoples' car
  3. Cthe people car

Answer: the people's car

people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.

2.The stable belongs to more than one horse (the horses). Which is correct?
  1. Athe horses' stable
  2. Bthe horses stable
  3. Cthe horse's stable

Answer: the horses' stable

More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.

3.the bowl that belongs to the dogs → the (answer space) bowl

Answer: dogs'

More than one dog (dogs): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → dogs'.

4.The book belongs to more than one child (the children). Which is correct?
  1. Athe children book
  2. Bthe childrens' book
  3. Cthe children's book

Answer: the children's book

children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.

5.The cheese belongs to more than one mouse (the mice). Which is correct?
  1. Athe mice's cheese
  2. Bthe mice cheese
  3. Cthe mices' cheese

Answer: the mice's cheese

mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.

6.the toy that belongs to the cats → the (answer space) toy

Answer: cats'

More than one cat (cats): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → cats'.

7.One boy owns a ball. Which is correct?
  1. Athe boys ball
  2. Bthe boy's ball
  3. Cthe boys' ball

Answer: the boy's ball

One boy: add 's → boy's.

8.The desk belongs to more than one teacher (the teachers). Which is correct?
  1. Athe teacher's desk
  2. Bthe teachers' desk
  3. Cthe teachers desk

Answer: the teachers' desk

More than one teacher (teachers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → teachers'.

9.the bag that belongs to the women → the (answer space) bag

Answer: women's

women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.

10.One girl owns a bike. Which is correct?
  1. Athe girls' bike
  2. Bthe girl's bike
  3. Cthe girls bike

Answer: the girl's bike

One girl: add 's → girl's.

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