Apostrophes and Possessives

Apostrophes and Possessives

5th Grade

15 Qs

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Apostrophes and Possessives

Apostrophes and Possessives

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.3.2D, L.1.1B, L.2.2C

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many apostrophes in the following sentence are parts of possessives? "The dog's collar doesn't fit as well as Alice's scarf."

None

One

Two

Three

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the correct possessive form of the noun "bees?"

Bee's

Bees's

Bees'

Bees

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following nouns requires only an apostrophe to form a possessive?

Desk

Bus

Alice

Seat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One argument against including the final "s" of the possessive "compass's" is that it looks strange to have three "s's" in a row. What category would this complaint fall under?

Grammar

Style

Context

Theory

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the correct possessive form of the plural noun "moose?"

Moose'

Moose's

Mooses'

Mooses's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can we assume about a possessive in which neither an apostrophe nor an "s" have been added?

It's not really a possessive.

It's a possessive noun that ends in a double "s".

It's a possessive noun that ends in a silent "s".

It's a possessive pronoun.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which phrase in the following sentence can be replaced by a possessive? "The children of Janice ran around the playground, shouting and laughing."

"ran around"

"of Janice"

"the playground"

"shouting and laughing"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

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