Year 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 5 · English · PunctuationYear 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe geeses' pond
- Bthe geese pond
- Cthe geese's pond
Answer: the geese's pond
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe people car
- Bthe people's car
- Cthe peoples' car
Answer: the people's car
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.
Answer: horses'
More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.
- Athe boy's ball
- Bthe boys ball
- Cthe boys' ball
Answer: the boy's ball
One boy: add 's → boy's.
- Athe baby's blanket
- Bthe babies' blanket
- Cthe babies blanket
Answer: the babies' blanket
More than one baby (babies): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → babies'.
Answer: girls'
More than one girl (girls): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → girls'.
- Athe womens' bag
- Bthe women's bag
- Cthe women bag
Answer: the women's bag
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
- Athe mices' cheese
- Bthe mice cheese
- Cthe mice's cheese
Answer: the mice's cheese
mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.
Answer: men's
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
- Athe cats toy
- Bthe cats' toy
- Cthe cat's toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
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