4th Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 4th Grade punctuation worksheet.
4th Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.
- Athe friend's house
- Bthe friends' house
- Cthe friends house
Answer: the friend's house
One friend: add 's → friend's.
- Athe sisters' room
- Bthe sister's room
- Cthe sisters room
Answer: the sisters' room
More than one sister (sisters): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → sisters'.
Answer: boy's
One boy: add 's → boy's.
- Athe cats toy
- Bthe cats' toy
- Cthe cat's toy
Answer: the cats' toy
More than one cat (cats): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → cats'.
- Athe farmers tractor
- Bthe farmers' tractor
- Cthe farmer's tractor
Answer: the farmer's tractor
One farmer: add 's → farmer's.
Answer: horses'
More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.
- Athe doctors' office
- Bthe doctor's office
- Cthe doctors office
Answer: the doctor's office
One doctor: add 's → doctor's.
- Athe duck's pond
- Bthe ducks pond
- Cthe ducks' pond
Answer: the ducks' pond
More than one duck (ducks): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → ducks'.
Answer: teacher's
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
- Athe bird's nest
- Bthe birds' nest
- Cthe birds nest
Answer: the birds' nest
More than one bird (birds): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → birds'.
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