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Possessives

Authored by Martin Briggs

English

4th - 5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Possessives
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I saw ______________ house.

Jacks

Jack's

Jacks'

Answer explanation

The house belongs to Jack. Therefore, the apostrophe will point to Jack.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All those ________ dresses are blue.

girls

girl's

girls'

Answer explanation

The dresses belong to those girls. The apostrophe points to the word "girls."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He has six _______.

cats

cat's

cats'

Answer explanation

The cats do not own anything. There is no need for an apostrophe.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ben ran two _________.

miles

mile's

miles'

Answer explanation

The miles do not own anything.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All those _______ bowls are green.

dogs

dog's

dogs'

Answer explanation

The bowls belong to those dogs. There are more than one dog that owns the bowls. The apostrophe points to dogs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I saw _________________ new house.

Jans

Jan's

Jans'

Answer explanation

The house belongs to Jan so the apostrophe points to Jan.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He lost all of his _____________.

papers

paper's

papers'

Answer explanation

The papers don't own anything so there is no apostrophe.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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