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Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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Year 6 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.

1.One horse owns a stable. Which is correct?
  1. Athe horses stable
  2. Bthe horses' stable
  3. Cthe horse's stable

Answer: the horse's stable

One horse: add 's → horse's.

2.The bike belongs to more than one girl (the girls). Which is correct?
  1. Athe girls bike
  2. Bthe girls' bike
  3. Cthe girl's bike

Answer: the girls' bike

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

3.the cheese that belongs to the mice → the (answer space) cheese

Answer: mice's

mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.

4.The bag belongs to more than one woman (the women). Which is correct?
  1. Athe womens' bag
  2. Bthe women bag
  3. Cthe women's bag

Answer: the women's bag

women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.

5.The book belongs to more than one child (the children). Which is correct?
  1. Athe children's book
  2. Bthe children book
  3. Cthe childrens' book

Answer: the children's book

children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.

6.the blanket that belongs to the babies → the (answer space) blanket

Answer: babies'

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

7.The car belongs to more than one person (the people). Which is correct?
  1. Athe people car
  2. Bthe people's car
  3. Cthe peoples' car

Answer: the people's car

people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.

8.The hat belongs to more than one man (the men). Which is correct?
  1. Athe mens' hat
  2. Bthe men's hat
  3. Cthe men hat

Answer: the men's hat

men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.

9.the bowl that belongs to the dogs → the (answer space) bowl

Answer: dogs'

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

10.The pond belongs to more than one goose (the geese). Which is correct?
  1. Athe geese pond
  2. Bthe geese's pond
  3. Cthe geeses' pond

Answer: the geese's pond

geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.

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