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Free Year 5 Apostrophes: Plurals, Owners and Common Mistakes Worksheet

Students sharpen their apostrophe use with the cases that cause the most errors: plurals that do not own anything (no apostrophe), plural owners (s'), irregular plural owners (children's) and the its/it's trap. They pick the correct form, find and fix errors in sentences, and check their understanding of the rules. Confident apostrophe use is a clear marker of careful writing in upper primary.

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Year
Year 5
Subject
English
Topic
Punctuation
Difficulty
Level 2 · Standard
Estimated time
18 minutes
Curriculum
Australian Curriculum
Questions
16
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4) + print

Students will practise

  • distinguishing plurals from possessives
  • punctuating plural and irregular plural owners
  • using its and it's correctly
  • finding and fixing apostrophe errors

Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

What's next?

Completed: Apostrophes: Plurals, Owners and Common Mistakes

  1. 1Commas for Clauses and Extra Information
  2. 2Complex Sentences and Clauses

How to use this worksheet

  1. Print the PDF or complete it on screen. Write the student's name and date at the top.
  2. Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
  3. Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
  4. Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.

Common questions

Who is this worksheet for?

Year 5 students (typically ages 10–11) working on punctuation. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.

Are the answers included?

Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.

How long does it take?

About 18 minutes for 16 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.

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Year 5 · English · Punctuation

Apostrophes: Plurals, Owners and Common Mistakes

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Before adding an apostrophe, ask: is something owned, or are letters missing? If neither, leave it out.

Part A — Which is correct?

Read the clue in brackets, then circle the correct form.

1.The playground was new. (more than one child)
  1. Achildrens'
  2. Bchildren's
  3. Cchildrens
  4. Dchildren
2.Both bikes were red. (two girls)
  1. Agirl's
  2. Bgirls
  3. Cgirls'
  4. Dgirls's
3.The roof leaked. (one house)
  1. Ahouses
  2. Bhouse's
  3. Chouses'
  4. Dhouse
4.I bought three at the market. (no owner)
  1. Amango's
  2. Bmangoes
  3. Cmangoes'
  4. Dmangos'
5.The uniforms were muddy. (many players)
  1. Aplayers'
  2. Bplayer's
  3. Cplayers
  4. Dplayers's
6. raining again.
  1. AIts
  2. BIt's
  3. CIts'
  4. DIts's

Part B — Find and fix

Each sentence has an apostrophe error. Rewrite it correctly.

7.The two cat's chased the mice around the shed.
8.My sisters' phone is broken. (one sister)
9.The womens' change rooms are upstairs.
10.Were going to the Smiths house tonight. (the whole Smith family)
11.The dog chased it's tail.

Part C — True or false?

Circle True or False.

12.Plural nouns that do not own anything never need an apostrophe. ☐ True   ☐ False
13.'Its' is the possessive form of 'it'. ☐ True   ☐ False
14.For plural owners ending in s, the apostrophe goes after the s. ☐ True   ☐ False
15.'Who's' means the same as 'whose'. ☐ True   ☐ False
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