CBSE Class 8 English Apostrophes Worksheet

Use an apostrophe and an s (‘s) to form the possessive of a singular noun.

boy + ’s = boy’s                                     horse + ’s = horse’s

Use an apostrophe and an s (‘s) to form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in s.

children + ’s = children’s                     sheep + ’s = sheep’s

Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in s.

monkeys + ’ = monkeys’                      libraries + ’ = libraries’

Do not use an apostrophe in a possessive pronoun.

His dad baked the cake.                      Ours made the cookies.

Use an apostrophe to replace letters that have been omitted in a contraction.

there is = there’s                                  cannot = can’t
 

Exercise 1 Add apostrophes where needed. Write C if the sentence is correct.

...................... Blackbeard’s name is an infamous one in history.

...................... 1. His real name was Edward Teach.

...................... 2. Blackbeard commanded the Queen Anne’s Revenge.

...................... 3. Blackbeard’s cruelty was legendary.

...................... 4. His men’s hearts were filled with fear of their captain.

...................... 5. Theirs was a hard and dangerous life.

...................... 6. Many books have been written about Blackbeard and other pirates.

...................... 7. Some pirates’treasures have never been found.

...................... 8. Each pirate crew’s code was to share treasure equally.

...................... 9. It’s not true that many pirates had to walk the plank.

...................... 10. What’s more likely is that many were marooned on islands.

...................... 11. Sometimes women put on men’s clothing and ran away to sea.

...................... 12. Robert Louis Stevenson’s book about pirates is called Treasure Island.

...................... 13. Although a movie was made of the book, it can’t compare to the book.

...................... 14. It tells the tale of the pirates’attempts to recover a treasure.

...................... 15. In the book, a sea captain’s belongings include a treasure map.

...................... 16. The map leads Captain Smollet and the members of his crew to Treasure Island.

...................... 17. The name of the ship’s cook is Long John Silver.

...................... 18. Silver’s plan is to seize the treasure first.

...................... 19. He’s foiled by Ben Gunn, who was marooned on the island three years earlier by Silver and his band of pirates.

...................... 20. Scotland’s most famous pirate was William Kidd.

...................... 21. Captain Kidd’s death by hanging was a warning to other pirates.

...................... 22. The pirate Grace O’Malley’s name is famous in Ireland.

...................... 23. She’s known for her love of the sea.

...................... 24. One of China’s most famous pirates was Koxinga.

...................... 25. Koxinga’s father had been a pirate, too.

...................... 26. His father’s death at the hands of the Manchus made Koxinga angry.

...................... 27. He fought many battles against the Imperial Navy’s ships.

...................... 28. The English pirate John Rackam’s wife was the pirate Anne Bonny.
 

Writing Link Write five sentences about a visit to the beach. What would you like to see and do? Use apostrophes where needed.