A. Fill in the chart.
1. waitress
- Singular Possessive: waitress's
- Plural: waitresses
- Plural Possessive: waitresses'
2. ostrich
- Singular Possessive: ostrich's
- Plural: ostriches
- Plural Possessive: ostriches'
3. lady
- Singular Possessive: lady's
- Plural: ladies
- Plural Possessive: ladies'
4. raccoon
- Singular Possessive: raccoon's
- Plural: raccoons
- Plural Possessive: raccoons'
5. deer
- Singular Possessive: deer's
- Plural: deer
- Plural Possessive: deer's
B. Rewrite these phrases, using possessive forms.
1. the den of the bear → the bear's den
2. the food of the squirrels → the squirrels' food
3. the spots of the leopard → the leopard's spots
4. the path of the rabbits → the rabbits' path
5. the howl of the wolf → the wolf's howl
C. Write contractions for the following words.
1. can not → cannot
2. I am → I'm
3. they are → they're
4. who is → who's
5. will not → won't
6. he is → he's
7. it is → it's
8. you are → you're
D. Write the plural forms.
1. 3 → 3s
2. # → #s
3. T → Ts
4. m → ms
5. $ → $s
6. Z → Zs
E. Add the missing apostrophes.
1. Somebodys hat was left in the mens anteroom. → Somebody's hat was left in the men's anteroom.
2. Youre supposed to take their charts upstairs. → You're supposed to take their charts upstairs.
3. Whos doing Marys chart? → Who's doing Mary's chart?
4. All Marys 8s are backward, but her 6s are beautiful. → All Mary's 8s are backward, but her 6s are beautiful.
5. Remember to use the $s and #s on your math problems. → Remember to use the $'s and #'s on your math problems.
6. Theyve used several elephants tusks to make carvings. → They've used several elephants' tusks to make carvings.
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