Apostrophes

Tick which sentence is correctly punctuated to show possession?

• The children’s clothes were hanging up.

• The childrens’ clothes were hanging up.

• The childrens clothes’ were hanging up.

• The childrens clothes’ were hanging up.

Which sentence shows that there was one kitten whose toy went under the table?

• the kitten’s toys went under the table.

• the kittens' toys went under the table.

• the kittens toys' went under the table.

• the kittens toy's went under the table.

Which sentence shows plural possession accurately punctuated?

• The womens' dressing rooms were very small.

• The women’s dressing room was very small.

• The womens dressing room's were very small.

• The womens dressing rooms' were very small.

Which sentence shows that there's more than one boy that the kite belongs to?

• The boys' kite was stuck in the tree.

• The boy's kite got stuck in the tree.

• The boys' kite's were stuck in the tree.

Tick the two sentences that have an apostrophe to show possession.

• She isn’t coming over anymore.

• That is Holly’s jumper.

• Haven’t you heard the news?

• There is a monster in the house’s attic.

Which two sentences have an apostrophe for contraction?

• I couldn’t do it - I was too nervous!

• There will be an egg and spoon race at next year’s Sports Day

• We’ll be ready in a few minutes

• We decided to play Sana’s game in the playground.

In the evening, the dogs’ loud barking disturbed all the neighbours.

• singular

• plural

The baby's bottles were all lined up on the side ready for feeding time.

• singular possessive

• plural possessive

Which sentence shows there t-shirts belonged to one boy.

• The boy’s new T-shirts were on the bench.

• The boys’ new T-shirts were on the bench.

Which sentence shows plural possession?

• The horse’s shoes needed replacing.

• The horses’ shoes needed replacing