4th Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 4th 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 players' shirt
- Bthe players shirt
- Cthe player's shirt
Answer: the player's shirt
One player: add 's → player's.
- Athe friend's house
- Bthe friends house
- Cthe friends' house
Answer: the friends' house
More than one friend (friends): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → friends'.
Answer: baby's
One baby: add 's → baby's.
- Athe cat's toy
- Bthe cats toy
- Cthe cats' toy
Answer: the cats' toy
More than one cat (cats): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → cats'.
- Athe dogs bowl
- Bthe dogs' bowl
- Cthe dog's bowl
Answer: the dog's bowl
One dog: add 's → dog's.
Answer: farmers'
More than one farmer (farmers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → farmers'.
- Athe teachers desk
- Bthe teachers' desk
- Cthe teacher's desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
- Athe doctors' office
- Bthe doctors office
- Cthe doctor's office
Answer: the doctors' office
More than one doctor (doctors): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → doctors'.
Answer: girl's
One girl: add 's → girl's.
- Athe horses stable
- Bthe horses' stable
- Cthe horse's stable
Answer: the horses' stable
More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.
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