Apostrophes

Question 1

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly? • The busses' engine needs repairing. • The bus's engine needs repairing. • The bus engine's needs repairing. • The buses engine needs repairing.

• A. The busses' engine needs repairing.
• B. The bus's engine needs repairing.
• C. The bus engine's needs repairing.
• D. The buses engine needs repairing.

Question 2

Choose the correct form. The brackets tell you how many owners there are. The ___ wool is thick in winter. (more than one sheep)

• A. sheep's
• B. sheep
• C. sheeps'
• D. sheeps

Question 3

Read the question and choose. "My friends' dog" – who owns the dog?

• A. nobody
• B. more than one friend
• C. the dog owns the friends
• D. one friend

Question 4

Type the owner word with its apostrophe. the shoes that belong to the men → the ___ shoes

Answer 

Question 5

How do we write "the nest of the bird" the short way?

• A. the birds nest
• B. the birds' nest
• C. the bird's nest
• D. the bird nest's

Question 6

Write the contraction (short form) of "has not".

Answer 

Question 7

Three sisters live next door. What does "sisters" show?

• A. plural: more than one, nothing owned
• B. one owner ('s)
• C. more than one owner

Question 8

Choose the correct form. The clue in brackets tells you how many owners. The ___ bike has a loud bell. (one boy)

• A. boys'
• B. boy's
• C. boys
• D. boys's

Question 9

Type the owner word with its apostrophe. the kite that belongs to Omar → ___ kite

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Question 10

Which shows possession correctly? the food of the mice

• A. the mice's food
• B. the mices' food
• C. the mices food
• D. the mouse's food's

Question 11

Which is the correct short form of "does not"?

• A. doesn't
• B. does'nt
• C. doesnt'
• D. doesnt

Question 12

Choose the correct word. Read the clue in brackets. The ___ coats hung on pegs. (lots of children)

• A. childrens'
• B. children's
• C. childrens

Question 13

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly? • I bought three apple's at Tom's stall. • I bought three apples at Tom's stall. • I bought three apple's at Toms stall. • I bought three apples' at Toms' stall.

• A. I bought three apple's at Tom's stall.
• B. I bought three apples at Tom's stall.
• C. I bought three apple's at Toms stall.
• D. I bought three apples' at Toms' stall.

Question 14

Choose the correct form. The brackets tell you how many owners there are. The ___ feet were sore after the hike. (more than one person)

• A. people's
• B. peoples
• C. people
• D. peoples'

Question 15

Read the question and choose. "My friend's dogs" – who owns the dogs?

• A. more than one friend
• B. nobody
• C. we can't tell
• D. one friend

Question 16

Type the owner word with its apostrophe. the toys that belong to the children → the ___ toys

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