Apostrophes-Possessives and Contractions- Set One

A possessive noun is a noun that...

• shows ownership

• describes another noun

• is a specific place

• is a shortened combination of two words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Match each contraction with the words it is formed with.

• You + are

• He'd

• She + is

• You're

• He + would

• Can't

• He + will

• She's

• Can + not

• He'll

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

​ (a)   old pickup truck quit working in 1999, but he still keeps it in his driveway.

• Mr. Smith's
• Mr. Smith
• Mr. Smiths'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Did you know that ​ (a)   office has 50 nurses? The ​ (b)   lounge is always so crowded.

• Dr. Doorman's
• nurses'
• Dr. Doormans'
• nurse's
• nurses's
• Dr. Doormans

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

The ​ (a)   library was so loud that the librarian had to blow her whistle.

• children's
• childrens
• childrens'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

​ (a)   neice won the spelling bee last October.

• Charles'
• Charles
• Charle's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Possessive Noun: Singular or Plural

,

(b) Plural, but not Possessive

,

(c) Contraction

• Dogs sleep

• She's young

• I've seen

• Melanie's tooth

• Foxes' den

• Books fall

• He'd know

• You're right

• The girls' house

• Boys run

• Foxes eat

• The deer's fawn

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D