Year 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 4 — Answers
One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe birds nest
- Bthe bird's nest
- Cthe birds' nest
Answer: the bird's nest
One bird: add 's → bird's.
- Athe women's bag
- Bthe women bag
- Cthe womens' bag
Answer: the women's bag
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
Answer: teachers'
More than one teacher (teachers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → teachers'.
- 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.
- Athe boys' ball
- Bthe boys ball
- Cthe boy's ball
Answer: the boys' ball
More than one boy (boys): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → boys'.
Answer: men's
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
- Athe cat's toy
- Bthe cats' toy
- Cthe cats toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
- Athe girls' bike
- Bthe girls bike
- Cthe girl's bike
Answer: the girls' bike
More than one girl (girls): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → girls'.
Answer: horses'
More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.
- Athe dogs bowl
- Bthe dog's bowl
- Cthe dogs' bowl
Answer: the dog's bowl
One dog: add 's → dog's.
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