Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 6 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 6 · English · PunctuationYear 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe cats' toy
- Bthe cats toy
- Cthe cat's toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
- Athe women's bag
- Bthe womens' bag
- Cthe women bag
Answer: the women's bag
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
Answer: geese's
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe bird's nest
- Bthe birds nest
- Cthe birds' nest
Answer: the bird's nest
One bird: add 's → bird's.
- Athe girls' bike
- Bthe girl's bike
- Cthe girls bike
Answer: the girls' bike
More than one girl (girls): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → girls'.
Answer: boys'
More than one boy (boys): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → boys'.
- Athe babies' blanket
- Bthe baby's blanket
- Cthe babies blanket
Answer: the baby's blanket
One baby: add 's → baby's.
- Athe teachers desk
- Bthe teacher's desk
- Cthe teachers' desk
Answer: the teachers' desk
More than one teacher (teachers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → teachers'.
Answer: children's
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children'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.
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