Plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership

Grade 7 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   The two runner-ups medal's were gold. Esme finds two mistakes. Which version fixes both?

   • The two runners-up's medals were gold.
   • The two runners-up's medal's were gold.
   • The two runner-ups' medals were gold.
   • The two runners-up medal's were gold.
2. 2.

   The childrens' hat's were wet. Jun finds two mistakes. Which version fixes both?

   • The childrens' hats were wet.
   • The children's hat's were wet.
   • The children's hats were wet.
   • The childs' hats were wet.
3. 3.

   Ari's and Bo's tent has two pole's. Ari and Bo share one tent. Kira finds two mistakes. Which version fixes both?

   • Ari and Bos' tent has two poles.
   • Ari and Bo's tent has two poles.
   • Ari and Bo's tent has two pole's.
   • Ari's and Bo's tent has two poles.
4. 4.

   Why is the plural sisters-in-law, Luz?

   • The s goes on sister, the main word that is counted
   • The s goes on law, since law is the last word
   • Law has no plural, so the s moves to the front
   • An apostrophe is needed because the sisters own the law
5. 5.

   Several teams share one bus. Why is it the teams' bus, Milo?

   • The apostrophe after s shows that there is more than one bus
   • Team is one owner, so the apostrophe follows the s
   • Teams is plural, so it needs no apostrophe
   • Teams is plural and ends in s, so the apostrophe follows the s
6. 6.

   Why is it Kira's and Jun's bikes, Noah?

   • Bikes is plural, so both names take 's
   • The two share the bikes, so each name takes 's
   • The names are plural, so they take 's
   • Each owns a separate bike, so each name takes 's
7. 7.

   Which sentence has no mistakes, Ren?

   • Both editor-in-chiefs signed the letters.
   • Both editors-in-chief signed the letter's.
   • Both editor's-in-chief signed the letters.
   • Both editors-in-chief signed the letters.
8. 8.

   “The leashes of the dogs” Zee runs the swap check. Which possessive matches the phrase?

   • the dogs leashes
   • the dogs's leashes
   • the dogs' leashes
   • the dog's leashes
9. 9.

   “The boots of the men” Ari runs the swap check. Which possessive matches the phrase?

   • the men's boots
   • the mens' boots
   • the mens boots
   • the man's boots
10. 10.

    “The cars of the sisters-in-law” Bo runs the swap check. Which possessive matches the phrase?

    • the sister-in-laws' cars
    • the sisters'-in-law cars
    • the sisters-in-law cars
    • the sisters-in-law's cars