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Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 4 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — 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.One sister owns a room. Which is correct?
  1. Athe sister's room
  2. Bthe sisters room
  3. Cthe sisters' room

Answer: the sister's room

One sister: add 's → sister's.

2.The toy belongs to more than one cat (the cats). Which is correct?
  1. Athe cat's toy
  2. Bthe cats' 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 nest that belongs to the bird → the (answer space) nest

Answer: bird's

One bird: add 's → bird's.

4.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'.

5.One duck owns a pond. Which is correct?
  1. Athe ducks pond
  2. Bthe ducks' pond
  3. Cthe duck's pond

Answer: the duck's pond

One duck: add 's → duck's.

6.the office that belongs to the doctors → the (answer space) office

Answer: doctors'

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

7.One dog owns a bowl. Which is correct?
  1. Athe dog's bowl
  2. Bthe dogs bowl
  3. Cthe dogs' bowl

Answer: the dog's bowl

One dog: add 's → dog's.

8.The tractor belongs to more than one farmer (the farmers). Which is correct?
  1. Athe farmers' tractor
  2. Bthe farmer's tractor
  3. Cthe farmers tractor

Answer: the farmers' tractor

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

9.the blanket that belongs to the baby → the (answer space) blanket

Answer: baby's

One baby: add 's → baby's.

10.The ball belongs to more than one boy (the boys). Which is correct?
  1. Athe boy's ball
  2. Bthe boys' ball
  3. Cthe boys ball

Answer: the boys' ball

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

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