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Apostrophes to Show Ownership (Singular Possessives) — Answers

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Apostrophes to Show Ownership (Singular Possessives) — Answers

Part A: Which one is right?

An apostrophe and s ('s) shows that something belongs to someone. Circle the right answer.

1.Which one shows that the bike belongs to Ben?
  1. ABens bike
  2. BBen's bike
  3. CBens' bike
  4. DBen,s bike

Answer: Ben's bike

Add an apostrophe and s to the owner's name: Ben's.

2.Which sentence is correct?
  1. AThe dog's are barking.
  2. BThe dogs are barking.
  3. CThe dogs' are barking.
  4. DThe do'gs are barking.

Answer: The dogs are barking.

Dogs just means more than one dog. Nobody owns anything, so there is no apostrophe.

3.Which sentence is correct?
  1. AMy moms car is blue.
  2. BMy mom's car is blue.
  3. CMy moms' car is blue.
  4. DMy mom's' car is blue.

Answer: My mom's car is blue.

The car belongs to Mom, so add 's: mom's.

4.Which word means more than one cat (not owning anything)?
  1. Acat's
  2. Bcats'
  3. Ccats
  4. Dca'ts

Answer: cats

To show more than one, just add s. No apostrophe is needed.

Part B: Say it the short way

Write each phrase the short way. Add 's to the owner.

5.the ball that belongs to Kim

Answer: Kim's ball

6.the tail of the fox

Answer: the fox's tail

7.the lunch box that belongs to my brother

Answer: my brother's lunch box

8.the nest of the bird

Answer: the bird's nest

9.the desk of the teacher

Answer: the teacher's desk

10.the room that belongs to Grandpa

Answer: Grandpa's room

Part C: Fix the sentence

Add an apostrophe where something belongs to someone. Take it out where the word just means more than one. Write each sentence correctly.

11.Lilys shoes are muddy.

Answer: Lily's shoes are muddy.

The shoes belong to Lily, so add 's to Lily. Shoes is just a plural.

12.The cats bowl is empty.

Answer: The cat's bowl is empty.

The bowl belongs to the cat.

13.I found my sisters book.

Answer: I found my sister's book.

The book belongs to my sister.

14.The frog's are loud tonight.

Answer: The frogs are loud tonight.

Frogs only means more than one frog, so take the apostrophe out.

Part D: True or false?

Circle True or False.

15.Tia's hat means the hat belongs to Tia.

Answer: True

16.You need an apostrophe to show more than one thing, like apple's.

Answer: False

To show more than one, just add s: apples.

17.The apostrophe goes before the s when one person owns something.

Answer: True

18.The dog's bone means the bone belongs to the dog.

Answer: True

Part E: Your turn

19.Write two sentences about things that belong to people you know. Use 's in each sentence.

Model answer: My dad's truck is big and red. Rosa's puppy likes to chase leaves.

Success criteria:

  • Each sentence uses 's to show who owns something
  • The apostrophe is before the s
  • Each sentence starts with a capital letter and has an end mark
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