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Apostrophes for possession (age 7+)

Use the possessive apostrophe accurately with both regular and irregular plural nouns (e.g., the girls' bags, the children's toys), distinguishing singular from plural possession

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Question 1 of 3

Which word correctly shows that the toys belong to more than one child?

Question 2 of 3

Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive forms of the irregular plurals: "The drawings were praised, and the cheese was all gone."

Question 3 of 3

Select the correct possessive form to complete the sentence: "___ toys were scattered across the floor."

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What a child can do after this Skill

Place the apostrophe correctly in plural possessives: 'the dogs' kennel' vs 'the dog's kennel'
Write possessive forms of irregular plurals correctly (e.g. 'children's', 'women's', 'mice's')
Distinguish singular possession (the boy's hat) from plural possession (the boys' hats) in dictated sentences

Curriculum standards this Skill teaches

Eng_LKS2_Write_Trans_Spell_4 — Place the possessive apostrophe
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation,…
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_16 — Possessive apostrophe with plural words
Eng.App2.Y4.Punc.2 — Apostrophes for plural possession
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation,…
Eng_LKS2_Write_VGP_8 — Indicate possession

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