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Year 6 English · Possessive apostrophes

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which shows the bone belonging to one dog?
- ☐ (a) the dogs bone
- ☐ (b) the dog's bone
- ☐ (c) the dogs' bone
- ☐ (d) the dog,s bone
2. Which shows the toys belonging to many children?
- ☐ (a) the childrens' toys
- ☐ (b) the childrens toys
- ☐ (c) the children's toys
- ☐ (d) the child's toys
3. All the students have lockers. Choose the correct word: 'The ___ lockers were painted blue.'
- ☐ (a) student's
- ☐ (b) students'
- ☐ (c) students
- ☐ (d) studen'ts
4. Which sentence uses an apostrophe incorrectly?
- ☐ (a) The baby's blanket is soft.
- ☐ (b) Banana's are on sale today.
- ☐ (c) The players' uniforms were muddy.
- ☐ (d) Dad's car is red.
5. Rewrite with an apostrophe: 'the hat belonging to Mia'.
6. Rewrite with an apostrophe: 'the tails of the three cats'.
7. Rewrite with an apostrophe: 'the shoes belonging to the men'.
8. Which sentence is correct?
- ☐ (a) The bird flapped it's wings.
- ☐ (b) The bird flapped its' wings.
- ☐ (c) The bird flapped its wings.

Answer sheet

1. the dog's bone — One owner, so add 's to 'dog'.
2. the children's toys — 'Children' is already plural and does not end in s, so add 's.
3. students' — Many students, and 'students' ends in s, so add just an apostrophe after the s.
4. Banana's are on sale today. — 'Bananas' is just a plural. Nothing belongs to the bananas, so no apostrophe is needed.
5. Mia's hat — Mia is one owner, so add 's.
6. the cats' tails — 'Cats' is a plural ending in s, so add only an apostrophe after the s.
7. the men's shoes — 'Men' is an irregular plural that does not end in s, so add 's.
8. The bird flapped its wings. — 'Its' meaning 'belonging to it' never has an apostrophe. 'It's' means 'it is'.