Year 5 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 5 punctuation worksheet.
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One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe geese pond
- Bthe geese's pond
- Cthe geeses' pond
Answer: the geese's pond
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe men hat
- Bthe mens' hat
- Cthe men's hat
Answer: the men's hat
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
Answer: women's
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
- Athe dogs bowl
- Bthe dog's bowl
- Cthe dogs' bowl
Answer: the dog's bowl
One dog: add 's → dog's.
- Athe mice's cheese
- Bthe mices' 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: teachers'
More than one teacher (teachers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → teachers'.
- Athe cats' toy
- Bthe cat's toy
- Cthe cats toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat'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: people's
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.
- Athe boy's ball
- Bthe boys' ball
- Cthe boys ball
Answer: the boy's ball
One boy: add 's → boy's.
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