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Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — 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.The hat belongs to more than one man (the men). Which is correct?
  1. Athe men's hat
  2. Bthe mens' 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.

2.The stable belongs to more than one horse (the horses). Which is correct?
  1. Athe horses stable
  2. Bthe horse's stable
  3. Cthe horses' stable

Answer: the horses' stable

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

3.the bag that belongs to the women → the (answer space) bag

Answer: women's

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

4.The cheese belongs to more than one mouse (the mice). Which is correct?
  1. Athe mices' cheese
  2. Bthe mice cheese
  3. Cthe mice's cheese

Answer: the mice's cheese

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

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

Answer: the children's book

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

6.the blanket that belongs to the babies → the (answer space) blanket

Answer: babies'

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

7.One cat owns a toy. Which is correct?
  1. Athe cats toy
  2. Bthe cat's toy
  3. Cthe cats' toy

Answer: the cat's toy

One cat: add 's → cat's.

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

Answer: the people's car

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

9.the bike that belongs to the girls → the (answer space) bike

Answer: girls'

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

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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