a punctuation mark used to show contraction or possession

a shorter way of writing two words where some letters are left out and an apostrophe is used in their place

Spelling words using the apostrophe for possession or contraction

English

In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with common suffixes.  In 'Writing -ed and -ing suffixes', pupils broaden and apply their knowledge of spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes: -ed, -ing, -s and -es.

In ‘Alternative GPCS for consonants and homophones’, pupils learnt GPCs for for consonants with a focus on application in spelling. In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with common suffixes.

Suffixes

Match the expanded forms of these words to their contractions.

Match the phrases with the correct apostrophes for possession.

Which sentence shows the apostrophe used correctly?

Which phrase shows the apostrophe used correctly?

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The cat is licking **itz** fur.'

Match the phrases with the correct apostrophe for possession of these nouns.

Match the expanded forms of these words with the contracted forms.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I **carnt** wait to see you.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This is **Sams** favourite game.'

Starter Quiz