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Year 7 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 7 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.

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

Answer: the girl's bike

One girl: add 's → girl's.

2.The nest belongs to more than one bird (the birds). Which is correct?
  1. Athe birds nest
  2. Bthe birds' nest
  3. Cthe bird's nest

Answer: the birds' nest

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

3.the hat that belongs to the men → the (answer space) hat

Answer: men's

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

4.One cat owns a toy. Which is correct?
  1. Athe cat's toy
  2. Bthe cats' toy
  3. Cthe cats toy

Answer: the cat's toy

One cat: add 's → cat's.

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

Answer: the people's car

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

6.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'.

7.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.

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

Answer: the boys' ball

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

9.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'.

10.One teacher owns a desk. Which is correct?
  1. Athe teacher's desk
  2. Bthe teachers desk
  3. Cthe teachers' desk

Answer: the teacher's desk

One teacher: add 's → teacher's.

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