Year 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 5 · English · PunctuationYear 5 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe women's bag
- Bthe women bag
- Cthe womens' bag
Answer: the women's bag
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
- Athe mice cheese
- Bthe mice's cheese
- Cthe mices' cheese
Answer: the mice's cheese
mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.
Answer: girls'
More than one girl (girls): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → girls'.
- Athe bird's nest
- Bthe birds' nest
- Cthe birds nest
Answer: the bird's nest
One bird: add 's → bird's.
- Athe dog's bowl
- Bthe dogs' bowl
- Cthe dogs bowl
Answer: the dogs' bowl
More than one dog (dogs): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → dogs'.
Answer: men's
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
- Athe cats' toy
- Bthe cat's toy
- Cthe cats toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
- Athe people car
- Bthe peoples' car
- Cthe people's car
Answer: the people's car
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.
Answer: teachers'
More than one teacher (teachers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → teachers'.
- Athe horses stable
- Bthe horse's stable
- Cthe horses' stable
Answer: the horse's stable
One horse: add 's → horse's.
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