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Year 7 Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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Year 7 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.

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

2.The toy belongs to more than one cat (the cats). Which is correct?
  1. Athe cats' toy
  2. Bthe cats toy
  3. Cthe cat's toy

Answer: the cats' toy

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

3.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'.

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

Answer: the horse's stable

One horse: add 's → horse's.

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

Answer: the geese's pond

geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese'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 hat belongs to more than one man (the men). Which is correct?
  1. Athe men's hat
  2. Bthe mens' 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.

8.The desk belongs to more than one teacher (the teachers). Which is correct?
  1. Athe teacher's desk
  2. Bthe teachers' desk
  3. Cthe teachers desk

Answer: the teachers' desk

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

9.the bike that belongs to the girls → the (answer space) bike

Answer: girls'

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

10.The cheese belongs to more than one mouse (the mice). Which is correct?
  1. Athe mices' cheese
  2. Bthe mice cheese
  3. Cthe mice's cheese

Answer: the mice's cheese

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

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