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The Belonging Apostrophe

An apostrophe is used with an s at the end of a noun.

It shows that something or someone belongs to that noun.

A. Write the shortened form of the phrases below:

1. the bike belongs to the girl = the girl’s bike.

2. the pen belongs to the boy

3. the car belongs to the man

4. the cup belongs to my brother

5. the ship belongs to the captain

6. the school belongs to the council

7. the tie belongs to Sam

8. the ball belongs to the footballer

9. the guitar belongs to the singer

10. the barn belongs to the farmer

B. Put these words into your own sentences:

1. the golfer’s clubs

2. the bird’s eggs

3. the cat’s eyes

4. the tree’s branches

5. the farmer’s tractor

6. Karen’s glasses

7. my sister’s books

8. the dinosaur’s tail

The Belonging Apostrophe

An apostrophe is used with an s at the end of a noun.

It shows that something or someone belongs to that noun.

A. Write the shortened form of the phrases below:

1. the bike belongs to the girl = the girl’s bike.

2. the pen belongs to the boy

3. the car belongs to the man

4. the cup belongs to my brother

5. the ship belongs to the captain

6. the school belongs to the council

7. the tie belongs to Sam

8. the ball belongs to the footballer

9. the guitar belongs to the singer

10. the barn belongs to the farmer

The Belonging Apostrophe

An apostrophe is used with an s at the end of a noun.

It shows that something or someone belongs to that noun.

A. Write the shortened form of the phrases below:

1. the bike belongs to the girl = the girl’s bike.

2. the pen belongs to the boy

3. the car belongs to the man

4. the cup belongs to my brother

5. the ship belongs to the captain

6. the school belongs to the council

7. the tie belongs to Sam

8. the ball belongs to the footballer

9. the guitar belongs to the singer

10. the barn belongs to the farmer

B. Write a paragraph including apostrophes for possession it should read like a story any of the examples from A could be used

Eg Sam’s tie

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S2 to use the apostrophe accurately to mark possession through:

• identifying possessive apostrophes in reading and to whom or what they refer;

• understanding basic rules for apostrophising singular nouns, e.g. the man’s hat; for plural nouns ending in ‘s’; e.g, the doctors’ surgery and for irregular plural nouns, e.g. men’s room, children’s playground;

• distinguishing between uses of the apostrophe for contraction and possession;

beginning to use the apostrophe appropriately in their own writing.

How will I know if I have been successful?

Neat and joined handwriting

A correctly used apostrophe in each example

An interesting and well written sentence.

S2 to use the apostrophe accurately to mark possession through:

• identifying possessive apostrophes in reading and to whom or what they refer;

• understanding basic rules for apostrophising singular nouns, e.g. the man’s hat; for plural nouns ending in ‘s’; e.g, the doctors’ surgery and for irregular plural nouns, e.g. men’s room, children’s playground;

• distinguishing between uses of the apostrophe for contraction and possession;

beginning to use the apostrophe appropriately in their own writing.

How will I know if I have been successful?

• Neat and joined handwriting

• A correctly used apostrophe in each example

S2 to use the apostrophe accurately to mark possession through:

• identifying possessive apostrophes in reading and to whom or what they refer;

• understanding basic rules for apostrophising singular nouns, e.g. the man’s hat; for plural nouns ending in ‘s’; e.g, the doctors’ surgery and for irregular plural nouns, e.g. men’s room, children’s playground;

• distinguishing between uses of the apostrophe for contraction and possession;

beginning to use the apostrophe appropriately in their own writing.

How will I know if I have been successful?

Neat and joined handwriting

A correctly used apostrophe in each example

An interesting and well written paragraph.

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