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Year 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 5 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 duck owns a pond. Which is correct?
  1. Athe ducks pond
  2. Bthe ducks' pond
  3. Cthe duck's pond

Answer: the duck's pond

One duck: add 's → duck's.

2.The shirt belongs to more than one player (the players). Which is correct?
  1. Athe player's shirt
  2. Bthe players shirt
  3. Cthe players' shirt

Answer: the players' shirt

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

3.the room that belongs to the sister → the (answer space) room

Answer: sister's

One sister: add 's → sister's.

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

Answer: the cats' toy

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

5.One teacher owns a desk. Which is correct?
  1. Athe teachers desk
  2. Bthe teacher's desk
  3. Cthe teachers' desk

Answer: the teacher's desk

One teacher: add 's → teacher's.

6.the office that belongs to the doctors → the (answer space) office

Answer: doctors'

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

7.One bird owns a nest. Which is correct?
  1. Athe birds nest
  2. Bthe birds' nest
  3. Cthe bird's nest

Answer: the bird's nest

One bird: add 's → bird's.

8.The bike belongs to more than one girl (the girls). Which is correct?
  1. Athe girls' bike
  2. Bthe girl's bike
  3. Cthe girls bike

Answer: the girls' bike

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

9.the tractor that belongs to the farmer → the (answer space) tractor

Answer: farmer's

One farmer: add 's → farmer's.

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

Answer: the babies' blanket

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

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