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Year 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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

2.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'.

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

Answer: sister's

One sister: add 's → sister's.

4.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'.

5.One horse owns a stable. Which is correct?
  1. Athe horse's stable
  2. Bthe horses' stable
  3. Cthe horses stable

Answer: the horse's stable

One horse: add 's → horse's.

6.the ball that belongs to the boys → the (answer space) ball

Answer: boys'

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

7.One doctor owns a office. Which is correct?
  1. Athe doctor's office
  2. Bthe doctors' office
  3. Cthe doctors office

Answer: the doctor's office

One doctor: add 's → doctor's.

8.The tractor belongs to more than one farmer (the farmers). Which is correct?
  1. Athe farmer's tractor
  2. Bthe farmers' tractor
  3. Cthe farmers tractor

Answer: the farmers' tractor

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

9.the pond that belongs to the duck → the (answer space) pond

Answer: duck's

One duck: add 's → duck's.

10.The nest belongs to more than one bird (the birds). Which is correct?
  1. Athe bird's nest
  2. Bthe birds nest
  3. Cthe birds' nest

Answer: the birds' nest

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

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