5th Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 teachers desk
- Bthe teachers' desk
- Cthe teacher's desk
Answer: the teacher's desk
One teacher: add 's → teacher's.
- Athe children book
- Bthe childrens' book
- Cthe children's book
Answer: the children's book
children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.
Answer: horses'
More than one horse (horses): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → horses'.
- Athe birds' nest
- Bthe birds nest
- Cthe bird's nest
Answer: the bird's nest
One bird: add 's → bird's.
- 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.
Answer: dogs'
More than one dog (dogs): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → dogs'.
- Athe cat's toy
- Bthe cats' toy
- Cthe cats toy
Answer: the cat's toy
One cat: add 's → cat's.
- Athe people car
- Bthe people's car
- Cthe peoples' car
Answer: the people's car
people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.
Answer: babies'
More than one baby (babies): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → babies'.
- Athe girl's bike
- Bthe girls bike
- Cthe girls' bike
Answer: the girl's bike
One girl: add 's → girl's.
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