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Year 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 5 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.The bag belongs to more than one woman (the women). Which is correct?
  1. Athe womens' bag
  2. Bthe women bag
  3. Cthe women's bag

Answer: the women's bag

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

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

Answer: the children's book

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

3.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'.

4.One girl owns a bike. Which is correct?
  1. Athe girls bike
  2. Bthe girls' bike
  3. Cthe girl's bike

Answer: the girl's bike

One girl: add 's → girl's.

5.The toy belongs to more than one cat (the cats). Which is correct?
  1. Athe cats toy
  2. Bthe cats' toy
  3. Cthe cat's toy

Answer: the cats' toy

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

6.the nest that belongs to the birds → the (answer space) nest

Answer: birds'

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

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

Answer: the men's hat

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

10.One boy owns a ball. Which is correct?
  1. Athe boys' ball
  2. Bthe boys ball
  3. Cthe boy's ball

Answer: the boy's ball

One boy: add 's → boy's.

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