Year 6 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 6 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 6 · English · PunctuationYear 6 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 teachers' desk
- Bthe teachers desk
- Cthe teacher's desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
- Athe people's car
- Bthe people car
- Cthe peoples' car
Answer: the people's car
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.
Answer: dogs'
More than one dog (dogs): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → dogs'.
- Athe horse's stable
- Bthe horses' stable
- Cthe horses stable
Answer: the horse's stable
One horse: add 's → horse's.
- Athe geese's pond
- Bthe geese pond
- Cthe geeses' pond
Answer: the geese's pond
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
Answer: children's
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.
- Athe cat's toy
- Bthe cats' toy
- Cthe cats toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
- Athe birds nest
- Bthe birds' nest
- Cthe bird's nest
Answer: the birds' nest
More than one bird (birds): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → birds'.
Answer: girls'
More than one girl (girls): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → girls'.
- Athe mens' hat
- Bthe men's hat
- 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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