Starter quiz
- Which piece of punctuation is found in the word can't?
- comma
- full stop
- apostrophe ✓
- inverted commas
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- Match the punctuation mark to its name.
- ,⇔comma ✓
- "⇔inverted commas ✓
- .⇔full stop ✓
- '⇔apostrophe ✓
- Match the contracted form to the full form.
- would have⇔would've ✓
- should not⇔shouldn't ✓
- we will⇔we'll ✓
- she had⇔she'd ✓
- Which is closest in meaning to 'possession'?
- when you love something
- when you own something ✓
- when you know something
- when you break something
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- Which of these nouns are plural?
- dogs ✓
- rat
- knives ✓
- dream
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- Which of these nouns are singular?
- tooth ✓
- teeth
- child ✓
- children
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Exit quiz
- An apostrophe can be used for contraction. What is contraction?
- pushing two or more words together to make a shorter form ✓
- joining two clauses together to make a compound sentence
- showing that one noun belongs to another noun
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- Which sentence below uses both apostrophes for contraction correctly?
- Wed' have won the race if they hadn't cheated.
- We'd have won the race if they had'nt cheated.
- We'd have won the race if they hadn't cheated. ✓
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- Which words in this sentence could be contracted using an apostrophe? 'We could have waited longer, but he did not want to.'
- we could
- could have ✓
- did not ✓
- was so
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- Match each 'possession' idea to the sentence that uses it. Each sentence uses an apostrophe for singular possession.
- toys belonging to Andeep⇔Andeep's toys are always the latest ones. ✓
- a sock belonging to Alex⇔We threw Alex's sock away. ✓
- a jacket belonging to Lucas⇔We all admired Lucas' jacket. ✓
- fields belonging to a school⇔The farmer mowed the school's field with his tractor. ✓
- Which sentence correctly uses the apostrophe for plural possession for the idea 'the field belonging to the bulls'?
- We walked nervously through the bull's field.
- We walked anxiously through the bulls' field. ✓
- We walked quietly through the bulls field.
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- Tick the sentences that use an apostrophe for plural possession correctly.
- The children's coats were dripping wet. ✓
- The teeths' enamel was badly worn.
- The mens' toilet was very unpleasant.
- The women's opinions changed dramatically. ✓
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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.
- An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another plural noun.
- Apostrophes for contraction and possession are useful in writing for different reasons.
Common misconception
Children may believe all plural nouns end in 's'.
Discuss the plural nouns that do not end in 's' such as children, women, mice.
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
Apostrophe for possession (pl) - a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another plural noun
Singular - only one
Plural - more than one
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