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

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Year 6 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 bird owns a nest. Which is correct?
  1. Athe bird's nest
  2. Bthe birds' nest
  3. Cthe birds nest

Answer: the bird's nest

One bird: add 's → bird's.

2.The house belongs to more than one friend (the friends). Which is correct?
  1. Athe friends house
  2. Bthe friends' house
  3. Cthe friend's house

Answer: the friends' house

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

3.the shirt that belongs to the player → the (answer space) shirt

Answer: player's

One player: add 's → player's.

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

Answer: the cats' toy

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

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

Answer: the horse's stable

One horse: add 's → horse's.

6.the room that belongs to the sisters → the (answer space) room

Answer: sisters'

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

7.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.

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

Answer: the girls' bike

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

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

Answer: duck's

One duck: add 's → duck's.

10.The office belongs to more than one doctor (the doctors). Which is correct?
  1. Athe doctors' office
  2. Bthe doctor's office
  3. Cthe doctors office

Answer: the doctors' office

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

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