Year 7 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 7 punctuation worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 7 · English · PunctuationYear 7 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 girl's bike
- Bthe girls bike
- Cthe girls' bike
Answer: the girl's bike
One girl: add 's → girl's.
- Athe people's car
- Bthe peoples' car
- Cthe people car
Answer: the people's car
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.
Answer: mice's
mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.
- Athe teachers desk
- Bthe teacher's desk
- Cthe teachers' desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
- Athe men hat
- Bthe mens' hat
- Cthe men's hat
Answer: the men's hat
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
Answer: boys'
More than one boy (boys): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → boys'.
- Athe birds nest
- Bthe bird's nest
- Cthe birds' nest
Answer: the bird's nest
One bird: add 's → bird's.
- Athe geeses' pond
- Bthe geese pond
- Cthe geese's pond
Answer: the geese's pond
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
Answer: children's
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.
- Athe womens' bag
- Bthe women's bag
- Cthe women bag
Answer: the women's bag
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
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