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

  2. 2.Sort each owner by where the apostrophe goes when you add the s.

    Groups: apostrophe before the s · apostrophe after the s

    • the girl
    • a farmer
    • three farmers
    • two boys
    • the girls
    • one boy

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

  4. 4.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 s in boys
    • c) before the l in football
    • d) after the s in boys

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

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

  6. 6.Which sentence is written correctly?

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

  7. 7.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
    • the bird's nest
    • the children's toys
    • Meera's bag
    • the girls' bags

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

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

Answer key — Class 4 English — Whose is it?

  1. 1. bird's
  2. 2. one boy → apostrophe before the s; two boys → apostrophe after the s; the girl → apostrophe before the s; the girls → apostrophe after the s; a farmer → apostrophe before the s; three farmers → apostrophe after the s
  3. 3. sister's
  4. 4. d) after the s in boys
  5. 5. a) the girl's bag
  6. 6. c) The men's coats were on the hooks.
  7. 7. 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
  8. 8. c) more than one