Apostrophes for possession (age 7+) · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Whose is it: one owner or many

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 7-10
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which is the correct possessive form for more than one child?

    • childrens'
    • child's
    • children's

  2. Which shows that more than one dog owns the kennel?

    • the dog's kennel
    • the dogs' kennel
    • the dogs's kennel

  3. The boy's hat means the hat belongs to one boy.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Choose the correct sentence about shoes owned by several women.

    • the women's shoes
    • the womens' shoes
    • the woman's shoes

  5. Three teachers share one car. How do you write it?

    • the teacher's car
    • the teachers' car
    • the teachers's car

  6. 'The girls' coats' and 'the girl's coats' mean exactly the same thing.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Which sentence correctly shows cheese shared by several mice?

    • the mice's cheese
    • the mouse's cheese
    • the mices' cheese

  8. Sam writes 'the dog's bones' for bones that belong to three dogs. What mistake did Sam make?

    • Used the singular form for a plural owner
    • Forgot the apostrophe completely
    • Used an irregular plural by mistake
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Answer key

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  1. children's · Children is already the plural and does not end in s, so add apostrophe s.
  2. the dogs' kennel · Dogs already ends in s for the plural, so the apostrophe just goes after the s.
  3. True · Yes. One boy, one apostrophe placed right before the s.
  4. the women's shoes · Women is an irregular plural, so it takes apostrophe s, just like a single owner would.
  5. the teachers' car · Teachers already ends in s for the plural, so just add an apostrophe after it.
  6. False · No. 'The girls' coats' means many girls each own a coat. 'The girl's coats' means one girl owns several coats.
  7. the mice's cheese · Mice is already the irregular plural, so it takes apostrophe s, like any irregular plural.
  8. Used the singular form for a plural owner · Three dogs need the plural possessive dogs', not the singular dog's.
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