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

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Year 4 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.One bird owns a nest. Which is correct?
  1. Athe birds nest
  2. Bthe birds' nest
  3. Cthe bird's nest

Answer: the bird's nest

One bird: add 's → bird's.

2.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.

3.the desk that belongs to the teachers → the (answer space) desk

Answer: teachers'

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

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

Answer: the geese's pond

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

8.The bike belongs to more than one girl (the girls). Which is correct?
  1. Athe girl's bike
  2. Bthe girls' bike
  3. Cthe girls bike

Answer: the girls' bike

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

9.the ball that belongs to the boys → the (answer space) ball

Answer: boys'

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

10.The bag belongs to more than one woman (the women). Which is correct?
  1. Athe women's bag
  2. Bthe womens' bag
  3. Cthe women bag

Answer: the women's bag

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

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