3rd Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 3rd Grade punctuation worksheet.
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One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe girls bike
- Bthe girl's bike
- Cthe girls' bike
Answer: the girl's bike
One girl: add 's → girl's.
- Athe teachers desk
- Bthe teachers' desk
- Cthe teacher's desk
Answer: the teachers' desk
More than one teacher (teachers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → teachers'.
Answer: women's
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
- Athe cat's toy
- Bthe cats' toy
- Cthe cats toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
- Athe mice cheese
- Bthe mice's cheese
- Cthe mices' cheese
Answer: the mice's cheese
mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.
Answer: geese's
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe boy's ball
- Bthe boys ball
- Cthe boys' ball
Answer: the boy's ball
One boy: add 's → boy's.
- Athe birds nest
- Bthe birds' nest
- Cthe bird's nest
Answer: the birds' nest
More than one bird (birds): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → birds'.
Answer: dogs'
More than one dog (dogs): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → dogs'.
- Athe horses stable
- Bthe horses' stable
- Cthe horse's stable
Answer: the horse's stable
One horse: add 's → horse's.
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