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Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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

1.One sister owns a room. Which is correct?
  1. Athe sisters' room
  2. Bthe sisters room
  3. Cthe sister's room

Answer: the sister's room

One sister: add 's → sister's.

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

Answer: the horses' stable

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

3.the nest that belongs to the bird → the (answer space) nest

Answer: bird's

One bird: add 's → bird's.

4.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'.

5.One player owns a shirt. Which is correct?
  1. Athe players' shirt
  2. Bthe players shirt
  3. Cthe player's shirt

Answer: the player's shirt

One player: add 's → player's.

6.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'.

7.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.

8.The blanket belongs to more than one baby (the babies). Which is correct?
  1. Athe baby's blanket
  2. Bthe babies blanket
  3. Cthe babies' blanket

Answer: the babies' blanket

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

9.the office that belongs to the doctor → the (answer space) office

Answer: doctor's

One doctor: add 's → doctor's.

10.The tractor belongs to more than one farmer (the farmers). Which is correct?
  1. Athe farmer's tractor
  2. Bthe farmers' tractor
  3. Cthe farmers tractor

Answer: the farmers' tractor

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

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