Apostrophes for singular possession | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match these punctuation marks to their name.
- .
  
  ⇔
  
  full stop ✓
- !
  
  ⇔
  
  exclamation mark ✓
- ?
  
  ⇔
  
  question mark ✓
- '
  
  ⇔
  
  apostrophe ✓
Which words contain an apostrophe?
- can't ✓
- cannot
- I am
- I'm ✓
Select the nouns.
- hiding
- Jacob ✓
- thirsty
- tree ✓
Match the word with the correct definition.
- singular
  
  ⇔
  
  only one ✓
- plural
  
  ⇔
  
  more than one ✓
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  a naming word for people, places or things ✓
An apostrophe is always placed…
- at the same height as the descender of a letter
- on top of the first letter in a word
- at the same height as the ascender of a letter ✓
- underneath the last letter in a word
Select the singular nouns.
- bear ✓
- plates
- bears
- plate ✓