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Year 3 English — Whose is it?

Use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to somebody, for one owner and for many.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.In "the horses' stable", how many horses use the stable?

    • a) more than one
    • b) exactly one
    • c) none
    • d) it does not say

  2. 2.Write the missing word: The ____ nest is high in the tree. One bird owns it.

  3. 3.Write the missing word: I borrowed my ____ umbrella. It belongs to one sister.

  4. 4.Pair each owner with the phrase that is written correctly for it.

    • one dog
    • two dogs
    • one child
    • many children
    • the dog's tail
    • the children's shoes
    • the child's shoe
    • the dogs' tails

  5. 5.Write the short phrase that means "the toys that belong to the children".

  6. 6.Where does the apostrophe go in "the boys football" if the ball belongs to several boys?

    • a) at the end of football
    • b) before the l in football
    • c) after the s in boys
    • d) before the s in boys

  7. 7.Which sentence is written correctly?

    • a) The mens coats were on the hooks.
    • b) The men's coats were on the hooks.
    • c) The men coats' were on the hooks.
    • d) The mens' coats were on the hooks.

  8. 8.Which phrase shows that the classroom belongs to more than one teacher?

    • a) the teachers room
    • b) the teachers' room
    • c) the teacher's room
    • d) the teachers room's

Answer key — Year 3 English — Whose is it?

  1. 1. a) more than one
  2. 2. bird's
  3. 3. sister's
  4. 4. one dog → the dog's tail; two dogs → the dogs' tails; one child → the child's shoe; many children → the children's shoes
  5. 5.
    • children's toys
    • the children's toys
  6. 6. c) after the s in boys
  7. 7. b) The men's coats were on the hooks.
  8. 8. b) the teachers' room