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Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 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 women's bag
  2. Bthe womens' bag
  3. Cthe women bag

Answer: the women's bag

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

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

Answer: the cats' toy

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

3.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'.

4.One baby owns a blanket. Which is correct?
  1. Athe baby's blanket
  2. Bthe babies' blanket
  3. Cthe babies blanket

Answer: the baby's blanket

One baby: add 's → baby's.

5.The bowl belongs to more than one dog (the dogs). Which is correct?
  1. Athe dog's bowl
  2. Bthe dogs' bowl
  3. Cthe dogs bowl

Answer: the dogs' bowl

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

6.the pond that belongs to the geese → the (answer space) pond

Answer: geese's

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

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

Answer: the girl's bike

One girl: add 's → girl's.

8.The car belongs to more than one person (the people). Which is correct?
  1. Athe peoples' car
  2. Bthe people car
  3. Cthe people's car

Answer: the people's car

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

9.the cheese that belongs to the mice → the (answer space) cheese

Answer: mice's

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

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

Answer: the men's hat

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

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