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6th Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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6th Grade Possessive Apostrophes (the dog's bowl, the dogs' bowl) Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

One owner: add 's. More than one owner ending in s: add just '. Plurals without s (children, men): add 's.

1.One horse owns a stable. Which is correct?
  1. Athe horses stable
  2. Bthe horse's stable
  3. Cthe horses' stable

Answer: the horse's stable

One horse: add 's → horse's.

2.The ball belongs to more than one boy (the boys). Which is correct?
  1. Athe boy's ball
  2. Bthe boys' ball
  3. Cthe boys ball

Answer: the boys' ball

More than one boy (boys): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → boys'.

3.the book that belongs to the children → the (answer space) book

Answer: children's

children is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → children's.

4.The cheese belongs to more than one mouse (the mice). Which is correct?
  1. Athe mice's cheese
  2. Bthe mices' cheese
  3. Cthe mice cheese

Answer: the mice's cheese

mice is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → mice's.

5.The bag belongs to more than one woman (the women). Which is correct?
  1. Athe women's bag
  2. Bthe women bag
  3. Cthe womens' bag

Answer: the women's bag

women is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → women's.

6.the toy that belongs to the cats → the (answer space) toy

Answer: cats'

More than one cat (cats): the word already ends in s, so add just ' → cats'.

7.One teacher owns a desk. Which is correct?
  1. Athe teachers' desk
  2. Bthe teacher's desk
  3. Cthe teachers desk

Answer: the teacher's desk

One teacher: add 's → teacher's.

8.The car belongs to more than one person (the people). Which is correct?
  1. Athe peoples' car
  2. Bthe people's car
  3. Cthe people car

Answer: the people's car

people is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → people's.

9.the pond that belongs to the geese → the (answer space) pond

Answer: geese's

geese is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → geese's.

10.The hat belongs to more than one man (the men). Which is correct?
  1. Athe mens' hat
  2. Bthe men's hat
  3. Cthe men hat

Answer: the men's hat

men is a plural that does not end in s, so add 's → men's.

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