Worksheet

Possessives and Apostrophes

Grade 5 - Spelling - Building Confidence

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  1. Which possessive form means "belonging to one student"?

    • student's
    • teacher's
    • teachers'

  2. Which sentence uses the possessive "student's" correctly?

    • No apostrophe is ever used with student.
    • students shows ownership here.
    • The student's notebook listed three sources.

  3. What does "children's" mean?

    • belonging to the people
    • belonging to the children
    • belonging to one teacher

  4. Write the possessive form of "people" to mean belonging to the people.

  5. Why is "teacher's" spelled with the apostrophe in that place?

    • add apostrophe s to a singular noun
    • it changes a root into a suffix
    • it marks an unstressed syllable

  6. Which possessive form means "belonging to one teacher"?

    • people's
    • teachers
    • teacher's

  7. Which sentence uses the possessive "people's" correctly?

    • No apostrophe is ever used with people.
    • The correct form is peoples'.
    • The people's votes changed the plan.

  8. What does "teachers'" mean?

    • belonging to more than one teacher
    • belonging to the people
    • belonging to more than one team

  9. Write the possessive form of "students" to mean belonging to more than one student.

  10. Why is "student's" spelled with the apostrophe in that place?

    • add apostrophe s to a singular noun
    • the apostrophe replaces every vowel
    • it marks an unstressed syllable
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