Year 4 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 4 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 4 · English · PunctuationYear 4 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 cat's toy
- Bthe cats' toy
- Cthe cats toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
- Athe girls' bike
- Bthe girls bike
- Cthe girl's bike
Answer: the girls' bike
More than one girl (girls): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → girls'.
Answer: men's
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
- Athe birds' nest
- Bthe bird's nest
- Cthe birds nest
Answer: the bird's nest
One bird: add 's → bird's.
- Athe horses' stable
- Bthe horses stable
- Cthe horse's stable
Answer: the horses' stable
More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.
Answer: children's
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.
- Athe teachers' desk
- Bthe teachers desk
- Cthe teacher's desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
- Athe mices' cheese
- Bthe mice's cheese
- Cthe mice cheese
Answer: the mice's cheese
mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.
Answer: geese's
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe people's car
- Bthe peoples' car
- Cthe people car
Answer: the people's car
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.
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