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Grade 3 English Language Arts — Whose is it?

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

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.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.

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

  3. 3.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 l in football
    • c) at the end of football
    • d) before the s in boys

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer key — Grade 3 English Language Arts — Whose is it?

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