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Apostrophes for possession

Year 4 · Lower Key Stage 2 · Y4 G5.8 — Apostrophes for singular and plural possession

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Capital letters and full stops (Year 1)

I

Concept Anchor

For one owner, add 's (the girl's bag). For a plural owner ending in s, add just ' (the girls' bags). For plurals not ending in s, add 's (the children's coats).

Worked example

the coats belonging to the boys → the boys' coats

  1. 1.Who owns it? the boys.
  2. 2.Is the owner plural? Yes.
  3. 3.Does it already end in s? Yes.
  4. 4.Add only an apostrophe: the boys' coats.
II

Guided Check

Write: the toys belonging to the children

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 4Y4 G5.8 — Singular possession·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which shows the bag belonging to one girl?

    Q2Year 4Y4 G5.8 — Plural possession·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    The changing room belongs to all the players. Which is correct?

    Q3Year 4Y4 G5.8 — Possession vs plural·Problem Solving·●●●Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?