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Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 6 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.

1.One player owns a shirt. Which is correct?
  1. Athe player's shirt
  2. Bthe players shirt
  3. Cthe players' shirt

Answer: the player's shirt

One player: add 's → player's.

2.The office belongs to more than one doctor (the doctors). Which is correct?
  1. Athe doctor's office
  2. Bthe doctors' office
  3. Cthe doctors office

Answer: the doctors' office

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

3.the nest that belongs to the bird → the (answer space) nest

Answer: bird's

One bird: add 's → bird's.

4.The ball belongs to more than one boy (the boys). Which is correct?
  1. Athe boy's ball
  2. Bthe boys ball
  3. Cthe boys' ball

Answer: the boys' ball

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

5.One girl owns a bike. Which is correct?
  1. Athe girls bike
  2. Bthe girls' bike
  3. Cthe girl's bike

Answer: the girl's bike

One girl: add 's → girl's.

6.the desk that belongs to the teachers → the (answer space) desk

Answer: teachers'

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

7.One dog owns a bowl. Which is correct?
  1. Athe dog's bowl
  2. Bthe dogs bowl
  3. Cthe dogs' bowl

Answer: the dog's bowl

One dog: add 's → dog's.

8.The room belongs to more than one sister (the sisters). Which is correct?
  1. Athe sisters' room
  2. Bthe sisters room
  3. Cthe sister's room

Answer: the sisters' room

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

9.the toy that belongs to the cat → the (answer space) toy

Answer: cat's

One cat: add 's → cat's.

10.The house belongs to more than one friend (the friends). Which is correct?
  1. Athe friends house
  2. Bthe friend's house
  3. Cthe friends' house

Answer: the friends' house

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

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