Apostrophes for contraction
I can contract two words with an apostrophe.
Apostrophes for contraction
I can contract two words with an apostrophe.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- An apostrophe is an important piece of punctuation.
- An apostrophe has more than one purpose.
- An apostrophe can contract two words together.
- Apostrophes for contraction are useful in informal writing.
- An apostrophe sits at the same height as the ascender of a letter.
Keywords
Apostrophe for contraction - a punctuation mark used to contract two words together
Contract - push
Contraction - two words pushed together
Ascender - the upwards part of a lower case letter
Common misconception
Pupils can muddle which letters in the words the apostrophe should appear between.
Look at correct examples alongside non-examples and show and read non-examples so pupils can see or hear that they do not sound right.
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a doing or being word
a word that describes a verb
a word that describes a noun
a naming word for people, places or things
used at the end of a sentence such as a fact
used at the end of a sentence expressing strong emotion
used at the end of a sentence asking a question