Language Step-Up Series: Contractions & Apostrophes

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Apostrophes

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Published by Ready-Ed Publications (2001) PO Box 276 Greenwood Perth Australia 6024 E-mail: info@readyed.com.au

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution.

ISBN 1 86397 092 4

The activities contained in this book allow teachers to meet the requirements of relevant curriculum documents with regard to English. The book provides opportunities for the consolidation of English language skills that children should be equipped with as a result of their elementary schooling.

As shown in the Contents below the approach is basic and simple – teach the skill; reinforce it in a variety of ways; use it in context as often as possible.

To help the consolidation process wall charts have been provided on the concepts treated in this book – it is suggested that they are enlarged and displayed as a constant reference point for the class.

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‘USING CONTRACTIONS’ SECTION Teacher Information Page

am = ’m; is = ’s; are = ’re will = ’ll not = n’t would = ’d have = ’ve; has = ’s; had = ’d Word Sort Fill In The Spaces Contractions - Review 1 Contractions - Review 2 Jigsaw Puzzle ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ Contractions Dominoes Game Contraction Concentration - Card Game Contractions - Review 3 Quiz - Contractions Wall Chart (enlarge)

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Our artist has used the theme of ‘athletic animals’ to provide a little light relief for students doing the activities in the book.

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Teacher information Page Singular/Plural Ownership Teacher Notes - ‘The Tips’ Apostrophes - Singular Possession Apostrophes - Plural Possession Place The Apostrophes - Singular/Plural Possession Apostrophe Ownership Puzzle Passage Apostrophes For Possession Quiz Wall Chart (enlarge) Teacher Assessment Sheet Answers

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TEACHER INFORMATION Apostrophes are used to indicate that two words have been contracted into one and that some letters have been left out.

e.g.

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The apostrophe replaces the letters which have been left out.

These are lists of contractions used in this book. not

I will

- I’ll

I am

- I’m

cannot

you will

- you’ll

you are

- you’re

will not

he will

- he’ll

he is

- he’s

shall not

she will

- she’ll

she is

- she’s

could not

- can’t

- won’t

- shan’t

- couldn’t

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it is

- it’s

should not

- shouldn’t

when will

- when’ll

where is

- where’s

has not

- hasn’t

how will

- how’ll

when is

- when’s

had not

- hadn’t

where will

- where’ll

how is

- how’s

is not

what is

- what’s

are not

- aren’t

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- you’ve

you had

- you’d

he has

- he’s

he had

- he’d

she has

- she’s

she had

- she’d

they have

- they’ve

they had

- they’d

it has

- it’s

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would

were not

- weren’t

I would

- I’d

do not

- don’t

you would

- you’d

does not

- doesn’t

he would

- he’d

did not

- didn’t

she would

- she’d

it would

- it’d

they would

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am = ’m

Contractions is = ’s

A. Finish these contractions.

are = ’re

B. Put apostrophes in the correct places.

C. Write the full form of these. you’re ...........................

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I’m

you are

you .................

were

he is

he ...................

whens ...................

how’s

she is

she .................

hes

...................

I’m

it is

.......................

Im

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we’re

we are

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theyre

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what’s ...........................

they are

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its

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who is

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whos

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R .........................sure you can’t see where to go.

R Now that .............................. here we can begin.

R ............... the name of the book .................reading?

R ............................... ready to start the race now.

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will = ’ll B. Write the full form.

I will

I’ll

we’ll

you will

you ......................

how’ll ........................

he will

he ........................

you’ll

she will

she ......................

who’ll ........................

it will

it ..........................

she’ll ........................

we will

we .......................

they will

they .....................

what will

what.....................

when will

when ...................

how will

how .....................

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C. Put the apostrophes in the correct place.

whatll ........................

Ill

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howll

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hell

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A. Finish these contractions.

D. Match the contraction to its full form.

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E. Find contractions from the words listed above to fill in the spaces below.

R When we arrive home ........................................................... see the new car.

R The girl knows that ..................................................................... get the prize.

R I wonder what ............................................... say when they see the surprise.

R You know .............................................................................. be there on time.

R .................................................................. they do with the money they won?

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not = n ’ t B. Write the full form.

cannot

can’t

isn’t

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will not

wo ......................

don’t

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shall not

sha .....................

shan’t

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could not

could ..................

hasn’t

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should not should ................

didn’t

would not

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couldn’t

must not

..........................

won’t

have not

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has not

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A. Finish these contractions.

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C. Put the apostrophes in the correct place.

was not

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cant

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were not

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havent

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do not

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isnt

does not

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doesnt

did not

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will not

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R I ......................... seen that new movie yet.

R They ...................... care how long it takes.

R The children ....................... be blamed for the accident.

R It .................... the first bicycle I’ve owned.

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would = ’d A. Finish these contractions.

B. Match the contraction to its full form.

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I would

I ........................

you would

you ...................

she’d

you would

he would

he .....................

I’d

they would

they’d

we would

it would

it .......................

we’d

she would

we would

we ....................

he’d

he would

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they would they ..................

C. Put the apostrophes in the correct place.

D. Write the full form.

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E. Find contractions from the words listed above to fill in the spaces below.

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I know that girl and ......................................... never do that.

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............................................. all like to go the school picnic.

R Sam, ........................................ need to bring a hat, towel and your swimming costume if you want to swim.

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have = ’ve

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has = ’s

A. Finish these contractions.

I had

I’ ..........................

you have

you’ .....................

you had

you ......................

he has

he ........................

he had

............................

she has

............................

she had

............................

they have ............................

youve

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shes

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theyd

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itd

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youd

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Ive

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theyve

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I’d

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she’s

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they’ve

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they’ve

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I have

it has

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I have .

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Ic had e R ..............................r just been on a holiday. h o he hade r st s r e Ru Ip hope .............................bought his lunch. ...............................

you have

R ..............................better leave at once or you’ll be late.

R I believe.............................. never been to this country before.

R I thought that .......................lost her purse.

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Word Sort R Rewrite these contractions putting the apostrophe in the correct place.

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cant....................... youre .................... hows ..................... werent....................

Ill........................... its.......................... shouldnt ................ hes ........................

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R Sort these words into the columns according to their contractions.

(Some may fit into more than one column.)

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Fill In The Spaces R Fill in the missing contraction or full form.

Full Form

it would

Full Form

she’ll

would not

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must not

you’ve

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he would

didn’t

hadn’t

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Contractions - Review 1 Ally didn’t know exactly how much time was left before the whistle, but she knew there wasn’t long to go. They’d have to shoot a basket in the next few seconds or they wouldn’t win the final.

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“I’m not going to let us lose,” she thought determinedly. “We’ve trained much too hard.”

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Running fast, she dribbled the ball down the court towards the goal.

“I’d better throw the ball to Jacqui,” she decided. “She’s the best basket shooter in the team.”

But when she turned to pass on the ball, Jacqui was still at the other end of the court.

“She won’t be able to get here in time,” Ally realized. “I’ve got to shoot the goal myself!”

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“Hurry Ally,” dad shouted. “There’s only ten seconds left.”

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Write them below and put the full form next to each. ....................................................................................

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Ally wasn’t listening. Concentrating on her throw, she took the shot. In the same moment the whistle blew, the crowd screamed out loud “It’s a goal!”

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Contractions - Review 2 R Underline the word groups in the passage below that can be contracted.

Then rewrite the passage using contractions for the underlined words.

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Mary was not happy. She had thought that today was her birthday, but nobody in her family seemed to remember.

“It is the 24th of August,” mum said absently.

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“Mum, what is the date today?” she asked hopefully. “Maybe I have just got the date wrong, ” she thought. Mum did not say anything, and Mary asked her again.

“So I am not wrong, ” Mary thought. “It is my birthday. They have all forgotten!”

“Mum,” she began to say, but mum interrupted her.

“I am sorry, Mary,” mum said. “I have just started cooking this new recipe, and John has drunk all of the milk again. Could you please go to the mall and get some more for me? You do not mind, do you?”

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“I suppose not,” Mary said grumpily.

“Just wait until it is their birthdays,” she thought, walking to the mall. “They will get absolutely nothing from me.”

“Surprise!” shouted all her friends, jumping from the lounge room.

Mary laughed. They had all remembered after all.

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Photocopy the ‘dinosaur eggs’ on the next two pages, mount them on card, cut them out and use them as a jigsaw puzzle.

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CONTRACTIONS DOMINOES R Instructions: Copy page, back with card and use to play a dominoes game. you’ll

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they have

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Contraction Concentration (Cards are on the next two pages)

This is a game that can be used to reinforce the concepts related to contractions.

Teacher instructions for game Sheets can be photocopied, backed with heavy card and cards cut out.

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Game can be played in pairs or groups of three or more.

Children’s instructions for ‘Contraction Concentration’

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R Each child in turn selects two cards. These are turned face up.

R If the two cards match the child keeps the pair.

R The next child then repeats the above steps and so on.

R The winner is the child with the most pairs when all cards are used.

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R If the two cards don’t match they are placed back face down.

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Cards for ‘Contraction Concentration’

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Contractions - Review 3 R Use the words below to help you complete the story. Some of the words are used more than once so you may need to mark each off as you use it. you’re wasn’t wouldn’t

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Samuel was wondering if ..................... be able to afford a chocolate bar. ....................... been

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saving his pocket money to buy a Walkman, and he knew he ............................. waste his

money, but dinner ............................. for hours yet, and he ............................. had any lunch.

“It ............................. make any difference,” he decided. “............................. almost got all of

the money saved.” He wandered towards the shops, but stopped suddenly when he saw a flash of dirty, but recognizable, paper.

“..................... a twenty dollar note,” he thought excitedly. “...................... be able to buy my Walkman

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•f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• “Samuel, wait up,” yelled a little boy, running towards him.

today!” Carefully he picked up the note, and added it to his wallet. Then he counted all of his money.

“Not again,” thought Samuel. “....................... he see that ...................... busy?” It was Damon,

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Samuel ........................ stopped walking, but Damon caught up with him and grabbed his arm.

“Samuel, you have to help me,” he begged. “............................. lost the money grandma gave

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“............................. that got to do with me?” asked Samuel.

Damon started crying.

“It blew down this street. I ................... find it anywhere. I ....................... know where to look.”

Samuel realized that he had Damon’s twenty dollar note.

“I ...................... give it back,” he thought. “...................... been saving for this Walkman for months.”

But as Damon kept crying, Samuel knew he ............................. keep the money. “......................... lucky, Damon,” he said. “........................... found it for you already.” Pulling out his wallet, he smoothed out the twenty dollar note, and gave it to Damon. He ............................. get his Walkman today after all.

“Wow, thanks,” beamed Damon. “Hey, do you want a chocolate?”

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Quiz - Contractions R Write these as contractions.

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you are .........................................

he would.........................................

you have .......................................

we will .............................................

they are.........................................

must not .........................................

I have ............................................

does not .........................................

they would ....................................

how will ...........................................

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TEACHER INFORMATION R Rule: Apostrophes are used to show ownership with nouns.

The apostrophe (’) is placed after the last letter of the owner.

Teaching Points

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Use apostrophes as in the following examples:

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1. For single nouns; e.g. Tom’s bike.

Tom is the owner.

The apostrophe goes after Tom.

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2. For plural nouns; e.g. the ladies’ club.

Ladies are the owners.

The apostrophe goes after ladies.

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5. Other uses may include: R Plurals of numbers and single letters, particularly if the apostrophe is not used the sense is uncertain: the 1900s does not need an apostrophe; a’s, b’s and c’s do need apostrophes for sense.

R To abbreviate the plurals of words that normally don’t have plurals. e.g. There are too many and’s and then’s in this passage.

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1. It’s is not a possessive. It’s a contraction for it is.

2. Possessive pronouns don’t have an apostrophe, e.g. his ours theirs.

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Name ..........................................

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Singular/Plural Ownership

Possessive Apostrophes

R In the practice examples below there is only one owner.

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The doll of a girl

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the girl’s doll.

The cries of a baby - .............................................................................................

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The legs of a table - ..............................................................................................

The watch of Mr Jones - .......................................................................................

The pencil of Mark - ..............................................................................................

The dog of Louise - ..............................................................................................

The slipper of Cinderella - ....................................................................................

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The dog of the man - ............................................................................................

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Rewrite each example putting the apostrophe in the correct place. the teachers’ books

The apples of the farmers - ..................................................................................

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The stones of the children - ..................................................................................

The openings of the caves - .................................................................................

The buzzes of the bees - ......................................................................................

The songs of the musicians -................................................................................

The paints of the artists - ......................................................................................

The pets of the children - ......................................................................................

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The Tips The ‘Tips’ at the top of each of the next two activity pages have been provided to remind children of the procedure they should go through in determining where the apostrophe should be placed.

Page 28 (Plural Possessions) contains ‘irregular plurals’ - words which are plural but do not end in ‘s’. Children, men and women are examples of these.

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In these cases the apostrophe is placed directly after the last letter of the owners, e.g. children’s shoes

women’s class sheep’s wool

geese’s wings

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REMEMBER TO ASK YOURSELF: 3 Who is the owner?

3 Place the apostrophe after the last letter of the owner.

3 Add an s if it is sounded after the apostrophe.

Singular Possession

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Apostrophe Grid

OWNER

LAST LETTER

e.g. a dogs bone

a dog

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e.g. a boys jacket

a boy

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ADD ’ & s

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R Look at the examples below and fill in the grid.

The owners in all of these examples are singular.

a dog’s bone

a boy’s jacket

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REMEMBER TO ASK YOURSELF: Plural Possession

3 Who is the owner?

3 Place the apostrophe after the last letter of the owner.

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Apostrophe Grid

OWNER

ADD APOSTROPHE

e.g. the ladies bags

the ladies

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e.g. the boys classes

the boys

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ADD ‘s’ IF SOUNDED (completed phrase)

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R Look at the examples below and fill in the grid.

The owners in all of these examples are plural.

the ladies’ bags

the boys’ classes

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the fathers jobs

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our uncles wives

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Name ..........................................

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R Write the owner in each of these examples, putting the apostrophe in the correct place.

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3 My brothers bike needs two new tires. ............................................................

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3 Our friends houses are all near one another. ..................................................

3 A ducks eggs were all broken. ........................................................................

3 Ten peoples cars were in the parking lot. .......................................................

3 We found a ladys handbag. ............................................................................

3 Dad used the cars horn to warn the children. ..................................................

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3 A boys toys were left on the driveway. ............................................................

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3 The cats paw was injured in the fight. .............................................................

3 My friend gave me Shirleys and Jacobs telephone numbers. ........................................................................................................................

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Answer to Apostr ophes for Ownership Apostrophes (Page Puzzle (P age 31) The ‘Apostrophe Puzzle’ story has been written so that the names are not interchangeable. That is, only one name can go into a given space when the number of times a name is available at the bottom of the passage is compared with the context. The children will need to try a number of name combinations until they are able to fit the right words into the correct context.

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Jill sat down in Alex’s chair and sighed.

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“It’s been a crazy morning,” she complained. “Joan went to the shop, and left her bike outside, next to Jeffry’s bike. Jeffry said that Tom could borrow his bike while he was in the shop, and Tom came out and took Joan’s bike by mistake. Then Joan came out and took Mary’s bike, thinking it was hers. We all thought that Mary’s bike and been stolen, until Joan realized that she had the wrong bicycle, and THEN we thought that Joan’s bicycle had been taken.

Anyway, when Tom came back with Joan’s bike, we realized what had happened. Mary was so angry that she stomped on Tom’s foot. We almost had a war on our hands until Jeffry offered to buy everyone Bob’s Burgers for lunch. Then we all had a good laugh at Tom’s mistake.”

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Alex’s smile almost reached his ears.

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Apostrophes for Ownership Puzzle

Possession Puzzle

R Sort out this apostrophe puzzle.

Use the names only as many times as they appear in the box.

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Jill sat down in ........................... chair and sighed.

“It’s been a crazy morning,” she complained. “Joan went to the shop, and left

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his bike while he was in the shop, and Tom came out and took ........................... bike by mistake. Then Joan came out and took ........................... bike, thinking it was hers. We all thought that ........................... bike and been stolen, until Joan realized that she had the wrong bicycle, and THEN we thought that

........................... bicycle had been taken. Anyway, when Tom came back with

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Apostrophes for Possession Quiz R Rewrite these with a possessive apostrophe.

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1. a) The headlights of the car.

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b) The cage of the birds.

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c) The shoes of the men.

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2. a) A cats paw

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b) A girls hat

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c) My friends project

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d) The babies toys

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Teacher Assessment Sheet Name: .................................................................................

Date: .........................................

CONTRACTIONS 1.

Uses apostrophes for contractions: Occasionally

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R Writes contractions confidently.

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ANSWERS (To pages where answers are not already provided) Page 5 A. you’re, he’s, she’s, it’s, we’re, they’re, who’s, where’s, when’s, how’s, what’s.

B. we’re, when’s, he’s, I’m, they’re, it’s, who’s.

C. they are, you are, how is, I am, we are, what is.

D. she’s - she is, where’s - where is, you’re - you are, we’re - we are, he’s - he is, I’m - I am.

E. Answers will vary.

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Page 6 A. you’ll, he’ll, she’ll, it’ll, we’ll, they’ll, what’ll, when’ll, how’ll, where’ll, who’ll.

B. we will, how will, you will, who will, she will.

C. what’ll, I’ll, we’ll, when’ll, how’ll, he’ll.

D they’ll - they will, where’ll - where will, you’ll - you will, she’ll - she will, I’ll - I will, it’ll - it will.

E. Answers will vary.

Page 7 A. won’t, shan’t, couldn’t, shouldn’t, wouldn’t, mustn’t, haven’t, hasn’t, hadn’t, isn’t, aren’t, wasn’t, weren’t, don’t, doesn’t, didn’t.

B. is not, do not, shall not, has not, did not, could not, will not.

C. shouldn’t, mustn’t, can’t, haven’t, isn’t, doesn’t.

D. won’t - will not, hadn’t - had not, aren’t - are not, don’t - do not, shan’t - shall not, weren’t were not, wasn’t - was not, can’t - cannot.

E. Answers will vary.

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C. he’d, it’d, we’d, I’d, they’d.

D. we would, he would, they would, I would, she would, you would.

E. she’d, They’d/We’d, you’d.

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Page 9 A. I’d, you’ve, you’d, he’s, he’d, she’s, she’d, they’ve, they’d, it’s, it’d.

B. you’ve, she’s, they’d, it’d, you’d, I’ve, he’d, they’ve.

C. you have, he has (is), it has (is), I had (would), she has (is), they have.

D. she’s - she has, they’ve - they have, I’d - I had, it’d - it had, you’ve - you have, he’d - he had, I’ve - I have.

E. Answers will vary.

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Page 10 can’t, you’re, how’s, weren’t, I’ll, it’s, shouldn’t, he’s, who’s, won’t, mustn’t, it’d, where’ll, haven’t, I’d, she’d, they’ve, she’d, we’d, doesn’t. (n.b. Some of these will go in more than one column.) will - who’ll, where’ll, they’ll, I’ll, she’ll, it’ll, how’ll, we’ll. not - didn’t, isn’t, can’t, won’t, aren’t, haven’t, doesn’t, don’t. have etc. - what’s, they’ve, you’ve, she’d, we’d, I’ve, who’s, he’d. would - she’d, we’d, he’d. am etc. - I’m, they’re, what’s, you’re, we’re, who’s.

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Page 11 she will, hasn’t, it’d, we are, mustn’t, they will, did not, he would (or had), where’ll, I would (or had), wouldn’t, they’re, I’ll, who is (or has), you have, he’d, had not, don’t, shall not, weren’t.

I’ll, you’ll, he’ll, she’ll, we’ll, they’ll.

I’ve, you’ve, he’s, she’s, we’ve, they’ve.

I’d, you’d, he’d, she’d, we’d, they’d.

Page 12 - Contractions - Review 1 didn’t - did not; wasn’t - was not; they’d - they would; wouldn’t - would not; I’m - I am; we’ve - we have; I’d - I had; she’s - she is; won’t - will not; I’ve - I have; There’s - There is; It’ll - It will; she’s she is, you’ll - you will; wasn’t - was not.

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Page 13 - Contractions - Review 2 wasn’t, She’d, what’s, I’ve, It’s, I’m, It’s, They’ve, I’m, I’ve, John’s, don’t, it’s, They’ll, Where’s, They’d.

Page 20 - Contractions - Review 3 he’d, he’d, shouldn’t, wasn’t, hadn’t, won’t, I’ve, that’s, I’ll, I’ve, can’t, I’m, didn’t, I’ve, what’s, can’t, don’t, won’t, I’ve, couldn’t, you’re, I’ve, wouldn’t.

Page 21 - Quiz - Contractions I’ll, can’t, you’re, he’d, you’ve, we’ll, they’re, mustn’t, I’ve, doesn’t, they’d, how’ll, who’s, hasn’t, they’ve, we’d, shan’t, aren’t, I’m, wouldn’t.

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Page 25 baby’s, musician’s, table’s, Mr Jones’, Mark’s, Louise’s, Cinderella’s, man’s, zoo’s, Mrs Taylor’s. children’s, farmer’s, children’s, houses’, countries’, clocks’, caves’, bees’, musicians’, artists’.

Page 27 lady’s skirt, lion’s mane, camels’ hump, frog’s croak, cat’s meow, table’s top, box’s lid, bird’s call, friend’s card, child’s bike.

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Page 28 babies’ rattles, foxes’ holes, children’s toys, friends’ houses, men’s cars, fathers’ jobs, horses’ foals, cousins’ games, uncles’ wives, families’ houses.

Page 29 brother’s bike, friends’ houses, duck’s eggs, people’s cars, lady’s handbag, car’s horn, boy’s toys, men’s coats, day’s work, storm’s fury, children’s books, cat’s paw, princesses’ crowns, bird’s song, Shirley’s and Jacob’s.

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Page 32 - Apostrophe Quiz 1. car’s headlights, birds’ cage, men’s shoes.

2. cat’s paw, girl’s hat, friend’s project, babies’ toys, Jenny’s and Susan’s houses.

3. Jodie’s books and Peter’s pencils.

Mr Green’s and Mr Harvey’s boats.

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