Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe peoples' car
- Bthe people 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.
- Athe horses stable
- Bthe horse's stable
- Cthe horses' stable
Answer: the horses' stable
More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.
Answer: cats'
More than one cat (cats): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → cats'.
- Athe dogs' bowl
- Bthe dogs bowl
- Cthe dog's bowl
Answer: the dog's bowl
One dog: add 's → dog's.
- Athe mice's cheese
- Bthe mice 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: geese's
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe baby's blanket
- Bthe babies' blanket
- Cthe babies blanket
Answer: the baby's blanket
One baby: add 's → baby's.
- Athe children book
- Bthe childrens' book
- Cthe children's book
Answer: the children's book
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.
Answer: birds'
More than one bird (birds): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → birds'.
- Athe teacher's desk
- Bthe teachers desk
- Cthe teachers' desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
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