5th Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 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 ducks' pond
- Bthe duck's pond
- Cthe ducks pond
Answer: the duck's pond
One duck: add 's → duck's.
- Athe doctor's office
- Bthe doctors office
- Cthe doctors' office
Answer: the doctors' office
More than one doctor (doctors): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → doctors'.
Answer: sister's
One sister: add 's → sister'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'.
- Athe boy's ball
- Bthe boys' ball
- Cthe boys ball
Answer: the boy's ball
One boy: add 's → boy's.
Answer: girls'
More than one girl (girls): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → girls'.
- Athe baby's blanket
- Bthe babies blanket
- Cthe babies' blanket
Answer: the baby's blanket
One baby: add 's → baby's.
- Athe farmers tractor
- Bthe farmer's tractor
- Cthe farmers' tractor
Answer: the farmers' tractor
More than one farmer (farmers): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → farmers'.
Answer: friend's
One friend: add 's → friend's.
- Athe dogs' bowl
- Bthe dog's bowl
- Cthe dogs bowl
Answer: the dogs' bowl
More than one dog (dogs): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → dogs'.
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