Year 6 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 6 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 6 · English · PunctuationYear 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe bird's nest
- Bthe birds nest
- Cthe birds' nest
Answer: the bird's nest
One bird: add 's → bird'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: men's
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
- Athe teachers desk
- Bthe teacher's desk
- Cthe teachers' desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
- Athe babies' blanket
- Bthe babies blanket
- Cthe baby's blanket
Answer: the babies' blanket
More than one baby (babies): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → babies'.
Answer: geese's
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe boy's ball
- Bthe boys' ball
- Cthe boys ball
Answer: the boy's ball
One boy: add 's → boy'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: children's
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.
- Athe cats toy
- Bthe cat's toy
- Cthe cats' toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
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