Apostrophes that show something belongs to someone
Lesson 6 of 14 Year 4
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildOne owner? The apostrophe goes before the s. Lots of owners? It goes after.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: Polpetta's hat · Polpetta's hat is red.
Tick: the chefs' hats · The chefs' hats are white.
Tick: pizzas, cakes · I ate three pizzas.
4 · Help Polpetta
No apostrophe. Nothing belongs to the pizza, it is just more than one pizza, so it is wrong because a plural needs no apostrophe: Fresh pizzas for sale.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
tomato's
tomatoes
2
childrens
children's
3
ice cream's
ice creams
Polpetta's is already right (one owner, the decoy). childrens is the irregular plural: no s on the plural, so the apostrophe goes before the s.
MediumOne owner? The apostrophe goes before the s. More than one? It goes after the s.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: the girl's bag, Nonna's spoon · Nonna's spoon is made of wood.
Tick: the waiters' trays, the children's coats, the boys' boots · The waiters' trays are heavy.
Tick: pizzas
4 · Help Polpetta
Nothing belongs to the pizza, so it does not need an apostrophe. It is just more than one pizza, a plural, so it should say Fresh pizzas for sale.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
tomato's
tomatoes
2
childrens'
children's
3
waiters aprons
waiters' aprons
4
menu's
menus
Polpetta's is the decoy and is right; can't is a contraction and is also right. waiters needs an apostrophe added after the s (more than one waiter).
SpicyCount the owners first. Then decide where the apostrophe goes, or whether it goes at all.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Polpetta's apron has three pockets.
The chefs' knives were sharper than the waiters' pencils.
Fresh tomatoes are on every table.
4 · Help Polpetta
It is still wrong because nothing belongs to the pizzas, it is just a plural, so it needs no apostrophe at all: Fresh pizzas for sale. pizzas' would be right if something belonged to more than one pizza, for example The pizzas' boxes are stacked by the door.
2 · Find the 6 mistakes
1
tomato's
tomatoes
2
childrens'
children's
3
waiters aprons
waiters' aprons
4
head chefs new menu
head chef's new menu
5
mens
men's
6
flower's
flowers
Polpetta's, the Rossi family and can't are all right. children's and men's are the irregular plurals. Both tomato's and flower's are plain plurals that need no apostrophe.