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Apostrophes in Hamlet

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

​​ (a)   mother has married his uncle.

Choose from the below words
Hamlet's
Hamlets'
Hamlets's
2.

All ​ (a)   sons will mourn them eventually.

Choose from the below words
fathers'
father's
fathers
3.

All of the ​ (a)   petals will fall. (many flowers)

Choose from the below words
flowers'
flower's
flowers
4.
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Match the following

a)

kings' men

1.

plural possessive

b)

king's men

2.

singular possessive

c)

kings

3.

plural

d)

king

4.

singular

e)

kings's men

5.

incorrect

5.

The ______ tips were poisoned. (several swords)

a)

swords

b)

sword's

c)

swords'

d)

swords's

6.
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Match the following

a)

the queen's husbands

1.

singular possessive

b)

the queens' husbands

2.

plural possessive

c)

the queens

3.

plural

d)

the queen

4.

singular

e)

the queens's husbands

5.

incorrect

7.

​ (a)   brother was believed to be killed by a snake.

Choose from the below words
Claudius's
Claudiu's
Claudius
8.

_________ voices cannot always be heard by everyone. (many ghosts)

a)

Ghosts'

b)

Ghost's

c)

Ghosts

d)

Ghostses

9.

The roosters' sounds made the ghost disappear.

a)

there must be several roosters

b)

there must only be one rooster

c)

it is unclear whether there is one or more roosters

d)

roosters don't exist

10.

Which sentence is correct if there is only one spy?

a)

The spy's footsteps could be heard behind the curtain.

b)

The spies' footsteps could be heard behind the curtain.

c)

The spie's footsteps could be heard behind the curtian.

d)

The spies footsteps could be heard behind the curtain.

11.

Which sentence is correct if there are several players?

a)

The players voices could be heard throughout the theater.

b)

The players' voices could be heard throughout the theater.

c)

The player's voices could be heard throughout the theater.

d)

The playerses voices could be heard throughout the theater.

12.

Reorder the following

a)

Ophelia's

b)

lover

c)

killed

d)

her

e)

father

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)