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7th grade Plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership worksheet

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Plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership

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

    • The childs' hats were wet.
    • The children's hats were wet.
    • The childrens' hats were wet.
    • The children's hat's were wet.
  2. 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 Bo's tent has two pole's.
    • Ari's and Bo's tent has two poles.
    • Ari and Bos' tent has two poles.
    • Ari and Bo's tent has two poles.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Why is it Kira's and Jun's bikes, Noah?

    • The names are plural, so they take 's
    • The two share the bikes, so each name takes 's
    • Bikes is plural, so both names take 's
    • Each owns a separate bike, so each name takes 's
  6. Which sentence has no mistakes, Ren?

    • Both editors-in-chief signed the letter's.
    • Both editors-in-chief signed the letters.
    • Both editor's-in-chief signed the letters.
    • Both editor-in-chiefs signed the letters.
  7. Luz and Milo built one fort together. Which sentence has no mistakes, Tala?

    • Luz's and Milo's fort has three flags.
    • Luz and Milo's fort has three flag's.
    • Luz and Milos fort has three flags.
    • Luz and Milo's fort has three flags.
  8. “The leashes of the dogs” Zee runs the swap check. Which possessive matches the phrase?

    • the dogs leashes
    • the dogs's leashes
    • the dog's leashes
    • the dogs' leashes
  9. “The boots of the men” Ari runs the swap check. Which possessive matches the phrase?

    • the mens boots
    • the man's boots
    • the mens' boots
    • the men's boots
  10. “The cars of the sisters-in-law” Bo runs the swap check. Which possessive matches the phrase?

    • the sisters-in-law cars
    • the sister-in-laws' cars
    • the sisters-in-law's cars
    • the sisters'-in-law cars
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About this worksheet

Plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can form compound plurals such as sisters-in-law, runners-up and passersby.
  • I can tell a plural from a possessive and form plural and irregular possessives (teams', children's, mice's).
  • I can show shared owning (Ari and Bo's tent) and separate owning (Kira's and Jun's bikes).

Words to know

compound noun: A noun made of more than one word, such as sister-in-law

main word: The part of a compound that names what is counted

plural possessive: A form showing that more than one owner has something, such as teams'

shared owning: Two owners with one thing together: 's on the last name only

Common mistakes

When forming plurals of compound words, your child put the s or the apostrophe on the wrong part of the compound.

Your child used an apostrophe to make a word plural.

Your child put the apostrophe on the wrong side of the s.

What to say

Ask: which word names the thing being counted?

Ask: does the word own something, or is it only more than one?

Ask: is the owner one, or more than one?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership?

When forming plurals of compound words, your child put the s or the apostrophe on the wrong part of the compound.

How can I help my child with plurals and possessives: compound words and shared ownership?

Ask: which word names the thing being counted?

Are these 7th grade reading worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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