Apostrophes for plural possession

English

Direct speech: inverted commas

Speech first: punctuation rules

Apostrophes for contraction and singular possession review

Apostrophes for singular possession and for plural possession

In this unit, pupils learn to use the apostrophe for plural possession and inverted commas for direct speech. In 'Speech punctuation and apostrophes', pupils will develop their accuracy of inverted comma use in both speech first and speech second sentences.

In 'Speech punctuation and apostrophes', pupils learnt to use the apostrophe for contraction and for singular possession. In this unit, pupils will learn to use the apostrophe for plural possession and inverted commas for direct speech.

In this unit, pupils punctuate direct speech for the first time in a sentence where the direct speech comes first and the reporting clause comes second. They review learning around using apostrophes for contraction and singular possession; they also learn to use an apostrophe for plural possession.

Speech first punctuation and apostrophes

Which is correct for what 'singular' means?

Which is correct for what 'plural' means?

Which letter do **most** (not all) plural nouns end in in English?

What belongs to Izzy and Aisha in the following sentence? 'Mr Lewis read the girls' poems over his lunch break.'

Nothing belongs to the boys in this sentence.

Why is there **no s** after the apostrophe in the following sentence? 'The boys' coats were strewn across the corridor.'

Which is the correct version to fill in the blank to show that the pens belong to the girls? The __________ pens were multi-coloured.

Fill in the blank: 'Possessing' is another word for ...

What belongs to Sofia in the following sentence? 'Ms Clarke read Sofia's book at lunch time play.'

What belongs to Jun in the following sentence? 'Jun's carrier bag was yellow with red stripes and he took it to the supermarket.'

The name 'Mr Douglas' ends in the letter s.

Why is there **no s** after the apostrophe in the following sentence? 'Mr Douglas' jumper looked very warm.'

Which pair of words have been **contracted** with an apostrophe in this example? won't

Is the apostrophe signalling **contraction** or **possession** in the following sentence? 'I'm definitely coming to the party in the summer!'

Starter Quiz

Fill in the blank: 'Possessing' is another word for ...