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use of apostrophes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which shows a singular possessive noun written correctly?

a)

I used my friend's boat.

b)

I used my friends' boat.

c)

I used my friends boat.

2.

Which sentence includes a correctly written PLURAL possessvive noun?

a)

The girls posters were bright and colorful.

b)

The girls' posters were bright and colorful.

c)

The girl's posters were bright and colorful.

3.

Which sentence includes a correctly written PLURAL possessvive noun?

a)

The children's pets were going crazy.

b)

The childrens' pets were going crazy.

c)

The childrens pets were going crazy.

4.

How would you replace the underlines words with the possessive form?


The dog tries to eat the food of the kittens.


Ask yourself, "Whose food?"

a)

the dog's food

b)

the kittens' food

c)

the kitten's food

5.

What kind of noun in underlined in the sentence?


The dog tried to eat the kittens' food.

a)

plural

b)

plural possessive

c)

singular possessive

6.

Replace the underlined words with the possessive form.


Then she has to use the flash of the camera for light.

a)

The cameras flash

b)

The camera's flash

c)

The cameras' flash

7.

Replace the underlined words with the possessive form.


Then she has to use the flash of the camera for light.

a)

The cameras flash

b)

The camera's flash

c)

The cameras' flash

8.

What is the form of the underlined noun in this sentence?


Then she has to use the camera's flash for light.

a)

singular possessive

b)

plural possessive

c)

plural

9.

What is the form of the underlined noun in this sentence?


Then she has to use the camera's flash for light.

a)

singular possessive

b)

plural possessive

c)

plural

10.

A ___________ noun names ONE person, place, or idea.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

singular possessive

11.

A ___________ noun names ONE person, place, or idea.

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

singular possessive

12.

______________ nouns show ownership.

a)

common

b)

proper

c)

possessive

13.

A __________ noun names MORE than ONE person, place, or idea.

a)

plural possessive

b)

plural

c)

singular

14.

A ________ ___________ noun shows ownership by ONE person or thing.

a)

plural possessive

b)

singular possessive

15.

A ________ ___________ noun shows ownership by MORE than ONE person or thing.

a)

singular possessive

b)

plural possessive

16.

What is the noun underlined in this sentence?


The wolves howled at the moon.

a)

singular possessive

b)

plural

c)

plural possessive

17.

What is the underlined noun in this sentence?


The wolves' howls were very loud.

a)

plural

b)

singular possessive

c)

plural possessive

18.

What is the noun underlined in this sentence?


The girls decided to have a slumber party.

a)

singular possessive

b)

singular

c)

plural

19.

What is the underlined noun in this sentence?


The girls' outfits all matched.

a)

plural possessive

b)

singular possessive

c)

plural

20.

What is the underlined noun in this sentence?


The boy has a baseball game today.

a)

plural

b)

singular

c)

singular possessive

21.

What is the underlined noun in this sentence?


The boy's baseball glove is at home.

a)

singular possessive

b)

plural possessive

c)

plural