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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“When your child writes about something belonging to a group — like "the children's coats" or "the teachers' cars" — do they put the apostrophe in the right place?”
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- Activity. 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
What to notice. 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
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When your child writes about something belonging to a group — like "the children's coats" or "the teachers' cars" — do they put the apostrophe in the right place?
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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- 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
“When your child writes about something belonging to a group — like "the children's coats" or "the teachers' cars" — do they put the apostrophe in the right place?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Spelling & Word Study
- Age range
- Ages 7–10
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