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Year 4 English — Whose is it?

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

Name: ________________________

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

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

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

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

  4. 4.Sort each phrase by what its apostrophe is doing.

    Groups: Showing it belongs to someone · Showing a letter is missing

    • do not run becomes don't run
    • it is raining becomes it's raining
    • we're late
    • the tree's roots
    • the cat's whiskers
    • Ravi's book

  5. 5.Which phrase shows that the bag belongs to one girl?

    • a) the girls bag's
    • b) the girls' bag
    • c) the girl's bag
    • d) the girls bag

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

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

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

  8. 8.Pair each long phrase with the short way of saying it.

    • the bag that belongs to Meera
    • the nest that belongs to the bird
    • the toys that belong to the children
    • the bags that belong to the girls
    • Meera's bag
    • the children's toys
    • the girls' bags
    • the bird's nest

Answer key — Year 4 English — Whose is it?

  1. 1.
    • children's toys
    • the children's toys
  2. 2. d) more than one
  3. 3. bird's
  4. 4. the cat's whiskers → Showing it belongs to someone; we're late → Showing a letter is missing; Ravi's book → Showing it belongs to someone; do not run becomes don't run → Showing a letter is missing; the tree's roots → Showing it belongs to someone; it is raining becomes it's raining → Showing a letter is missing
  5. 5. c) the girl's bag
  6. 6. a) after the s in boys
  7. 7. sister's
  8. 8. the bag that belongs to Meera → Meera's bag; the nest that belongs to the bird → the bird's nest; the toys that belong to the children → the children's toys; the bags that belong to the girls → the girls' bags