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

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

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

1.One bird owns a nest. Which is correct?
  1. Athe bird's nest
  2. Bthe birds' nest
  3. Cthe birds nest

Answer: the bird's nest

One bird: add 's → bird's.

2.The pond belongs to more than one goose (the geese). Which is correct?
  1. Athe geese pond
  2. Bthe geese's pond
  3. Cthe geeses' pond

Answer: the geese's pond

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

3.the bike that belongs to the girls → the (answer space) bike

Answer: girls'

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

4.The hat belongs to more than one man (the men). Which is correct?
  1. Athe mens' hat
  2. Bthe men's hat
  3. Cthe men hat

Answer: the men's hat

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

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

Answer: the people's car

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

6.the blanket that belongs to the babies → the (answer space) blanket

Answer: babies'

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

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

Answer: the mice's cheese

mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice'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 stable that belongs to the horses → the (answer space) stable

Answer: horses'

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

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

Answer: the children's book

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

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