Starter quiz
- Complete the following sentence. A noun is a __________ word.
- describing
- doing
- naming ✓
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- Identify the words that contain apostrophes.
- child's ✓
- sun
- isn't ✓
- mouse
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- Match the word to the correct word class.
- book⇔noun ✓
- happily⇔adverb ✓
- jumped⇔verb ✓
- shiny⇔adjective ✓
- Which of these nouns are singular?
- children
- child ✓
- shoe ✓
- shoes
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- The word ‘possession’ means…
- to feel angry
- to give something away
- to get smaller
- to own something ✓
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- Match the contracted form to the full form.
- I'm⇔I am ✓
- we're⇔we are ✓
- don't⇔do not ✓
- she's⇔she is ✓
Exit quiz
- Select the singular nouns.
- mice
- dress ✓
- spoon ✓
- eggs
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- Which piece of punctuation is found in the word don’t?
- comma
- full stop
- apostrophe ✓
- question mark
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- Match the two different purposes of an apostrophe to their function.
- apostrophe for possession⇔used to show if a noun belongs to another singular noun ✓
- apostrophe for contraction⇔used to contract two words together ✓
- Which sentence below uses an apostrophe for contraction correctly?
- Were’ going camping next weekend.
- We’re going camping next weekend. ✓
- W’ere going camping next weekend.
- We,re going camping next weekend.
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- Identify the example where the apostrophe for possession is in the right place.
- the childs tennis racket
- the chil’ds tennis racket
- the childs’ tennis racket
- the child’s tennis racket ✓
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- Match the type of apostrophe to the sentence it appears in.
- apostrophe for possession⇔Jack’s golden bean grew into a beanstalk. ✓
- apostrophe for contraction⇔Jack couldn’t believe his eyes. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An apostrophe is an important piece of punctuation with more than one purpose.
- An apostrophe can contract two words together.
- An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another singular noun.
- Apostrophes for contraction and singular possession are useful in writing for different reasons.
- Apostrophes are most deeply understood when word class is understood.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to remember where to place the apostrophe when contacting some 'not' words.
All 'not' words lose the letter 'o' between 'n' and 't'. Check that pupils are not putting the apostrophe before the 'nt e.g. don't/do'nt.
Keywords
Apostrophe for contraction - a punctuation mark used to contract two words together
Apostrophe for possession (s) - a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another singular noun
Word class - different types of words that are used to form sentences
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