Notes Quiz - plurals, possessives, contractions

An apostrophe can be used to...

• show ownership or possession

• form a contraction

• quote dialogue

• both show ownership and form a contraction

What is the correct plural spelling of knife?

• knifes

• knives

• knifs

• nifes

What is the correct plural spelling of child?

• childs

• childrens

• children

• children's

What is the correct plural spelling of woman?

• womans

• woman's

• womens

• women

How do you make a singular noun possessive?

• add an s and then an apostrophe.

• add an apostrophe and then an s

• just add an apostrophe

• just add an s.

how do you make a plural noun that ends in s possessive?

• just add an apostrophe after the s.

• add an apostrophe and then an s.

• just add another s.

• add an apostrophe before the s

How do you make an irregular plural noun possessive?

• add an s and then an apostrophe

• add just an apostrophe

• add an s and then an apostrophe followed by another s

• add an apostrophe and then an s

Possessive or contraction?

Your

• possessive

• contraction

Possessive or contraction?

It's

• Possessive

• Contraction

Which is the possessive?

• there

• their

• they're