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

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Year 7 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 duck owns a pond. Which is correct?
  1. Athe duck's pond
  2. Bthe ducks' pond
  3. Cthe ducks pond

Answer: the duck's pond

One duck: add 's → duck's.

2.The blanket belongs to more than one baby (the babies). Which is correct?
  1. Athe baby's blanket
  2. Bthe babies' blanket
  3. Cthe babies blanket

Answer: the babies' blanket

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

3.the room that belongs to the sister → the (answer space) room

Answer: sister's

One sister: add 's → sister's.

4.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'.

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

Answer: the dog's bowl

One dog: add 's → dog's.

6.the tractor that belongs to the farmers → the (answer space) tractor

Answer: farmers'

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

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

Answer: the teacher's desk

One teacher: add 's → teacher's.

8.The stable belongs to more than one horse (the horses). Which is correct?
  1. Athe horses stable
  2. Bthe horses' stable
  3. Cthe horse's stable

Answer: the horses' stable

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

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

Answer: girl's

One girl: add 's → girl'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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