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Apostrophes for possession

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 6-8
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  1. For a noun naming one owner, what do you add after the whole noun?

    • An apostrophe, then s
    • The letter s, then an apostrophe
    • An apostrophe, with no added s

  2. Which word shows that the bone belongs to one dog?

    • dogs
    • dog's
    • do'gs

  3. The word 'cats' with no apostrophe can show that something belongs to one cat.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which sentence uses the plural -s, not the possessive 's?

    • The girl's coat is blue.
    • The girls ran to the bus.
    • The dog's lead is long.

  5. Which sentence correctly shows that the ball belongs to Sam?

    • Sam's ball is red.
    • Sams ball is red.
    • Sams' ball is red.

  6. A nest belongs to one bird. Which spelling completes 'The ___ nest is empty'?

    • birds
    • bird's
    • birds'

  7. Leo writes 'The horse's ran fast.' He means more than one horse ran. Which sentence fixes it?

    • The horse's ran fast.
    • The horses' ran fast.
    • The horses ran fast.

  8. Lily wrote 'The teachers desk is neat.' She means one teacher owns the desk. What must she add?

    • The apostrophe before the added s
    • A capital letter at the sentence start
    • The word for the object on the desk
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  1. An apostrophe, then s · Add an apostrophe and then s after the whole singular noun.
  2. dog's · Keep dog whole and add an apostrophe followed by s: dog's. Dogs has no apostrophe, and do'gs breaks the noun dog.
  3. False · 'Cats' with no apostrophe just means more than one cat. It does not show that anything belongs to a cat.
  4. The girls ran to the bus. · 'Girls' with no apostrophe just means more than one girl, not that something belongs to a girl.
  5. Sam's ball is red. · Add the apostrophe then the s right after Sam's name: Sam's ball.
  6. bird's · One bird owns the nest, so the apostrophe goes before the s: bird's.
  7. The horses ran fast. · Horses is plural here. Remove the apostrophe because the sentence names several horses, not possession.
  8. The apostrophe before the added s · Without the apostrophe, 'teachers' looks like more than one teacher instead of one teacher who owns a desk. It should be teacher's.
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