5th 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 5th 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 boys' ball
- Bthe boys ball
- Cthe boy's ball
Answer: the boy's ball
One boy: add 's → boy's.
- Athe men hat
- Bthe men's hat
- Cthe mens' hat
Answer: the men's hat
men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.
Answer: cats'
More than one cat (cats): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → cats'.
- Athe geeses' pond
- Bthe geese pond
- Cthe geese's pond
Answer: the geese's pond
geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.
- Athe children's book
- Bthe childrens' book
- Cthe children book
Answer: the children's book
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.
Answer: women's
women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.
- Athe people's car
- Bthe people car
- Cthe peoples' car
Answer: the people's car
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people'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: mice's
mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.
- Athe teachers' desk
- Bthe teacher's desk
- Cthe teachers desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
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