1. For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation.
Spelling
Apostrophes
This presentation matches Objective W6 – Apostrophes.
This icon indicates that detailed teacher’s notes are available in the Notes Page.
This icon indicates the slide contains activities created in Flash. These activities are not editable.
For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation.

2. ’ Apostrophes Do these little punctuation marks catch you out?
Do you know why we need apostrophes?
When should they be used?

3. Don’t I’m do not I am Omission
An apostrophe can be used to show the place of a missing letter or letters in a word.
The missing letter is ‘o’
Don’t do
not
I’m
The missing letter is ‘a’ I am

4. Activity

5. Activity

6. If we start with a singular noun
Possession
An apostrophe can also be used to show that one thing belongs to something or someone else. This is known as the apostrophe of possession.
If we start with a singular noun
the dog
then we we just add ‘s
the dog’s tail

7. Possession the dogs the dogs’ tails the men’s coats
If the noun we start with is plural
the dogs
then we just add an apostrophe after the s
the dogs’ tails
Some plurals do not end in s, and so we add ‘s
the men’s coats

8. Activity

9. Activity

10. James’ new shoes or James’s new shoes
Possession
Proper nouns that end in ‘s’ can use either apostrophe+s or just an apostrophe.
James’ new shoes or James’s new shoes
Mr Davies’ cat or Mr Davies’s cat
These possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes:
yours his hers its ours theirs
NOTE: The bird folded its wing.
It’s a long way to go.
possessive pronoun
short for ‘it is’

11. Activity