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Apostrophe Usage
Helpful as a review activity and a reference sheet for your middle schoolers' binders, this worksheet clarifies the proper ways to use apostrophes. Indicating that they should be used in three cases ("weird" plurals, contractions, and...
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The Apostrophe-Contractions
Learners write the proper contraction for words given. A web site for additional activities is given.
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Contractions
Shorten words with contractions. Second graders use apostrophes to shorten words, including harder ones like might not. Next, they write out the longer versions of various contractions. Have them write a story with these contractions for...
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Apostrophe Catastrophe
Avoid punctuation errors that have you wondering whether a word is plural or possessive. Learners practice adding in apostrophes to contractions and possessive words by rewriting each sentence correctly.
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Apostrophes and Contractions
Learners make contractions with the two words given, and fill in the correct placement of the apostrophe. They complete 14 words.
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Apostrophes and Quotation Marks
After a brief explanation of two uses for apostrophes (ownership and contractions) learners are asked to choose the correct word in 10 sentences. The same pattern is repeated for the use of quotation marks. The activity could be used for...
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Contractions, Plural Names, and Possessives: An Editing Exercise
Practice proper apostrophe use with a grammar worksheet. After reviewing contractions, plural names, and possessive nouns, kids fix and rewrite 10 incorrect sentences.
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Contractions
Teach your class about contractions in Spanish. This resource provides explanations, examples, and a short practice section. Your learners will understand the two Spanish contractions in no time!
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Apostrophe Practice
Knowing when and where to insert an apostrophe is important, as well as knowing the meaning of that apostrophe. Class members read sentences and practice putting apostrophes where they are needed.
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Grammar Worksheets: Apostrophe Errors
Do your young grammarians confuse their it’s and its? Their they’re, there, and their? You’re lucky because help is here! After a brief but succinct explanation of the proper use of apostrophes and homophones, learners show what they've...
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Apostrophes and Contractions
Learners cut out the words and their contractions. They match the pairs by pasting them together on the page.
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Apostrophe Review
Looking for a set of apostrophe worksheets? Need review sheets for the upcoming grammar test? Here is a two-page packet that teaches and provides practice using apostrophes as contractions and to show possession.
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Apostrophe Words
Young writers cut out 18 contraction cards and 18 phrase cards. They make the 18 contractions to the appropriate 18 matching contractions.
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Apostrophes and Contractions
Learners study the pairs of words and then their matching contraction. They study 23 words. A good resource to help children understand how to properly make and use contractions.
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Possessive Apostrophes
A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...
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Using Apostrophes (1)
In this using apostrophes worksheet, students use words and a phrase to follow directions for changing them to contractions with apostrophes, for discovering patterns, and writing rules. Students write twenty-three answers.
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Apostrophes Used in Contractions and Possessions
In this writing worksheet, young scholars read about the proper use of apostrophes in possessives and contractions. They decide if 10 statements are written correctly and correct any errors that they find.
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Contractions
In this contractions instructional activity, learners review and discuss how to form contractions and write out the contraction found in sixteen sentences.
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Apostrophe + S
In this apostrophe learning exercise, students rewrite sentences that have contractions as sentences with no contractions. Examples of apostrophe use are given at the top.
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Contractions Exercise 5
In this contractions exercise 5 learning exercise, students fill in the blanks online to make affirmative or negative contractions, with immediate feedback.
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Apostrophe Function and Punctuation
In this apostrophe use learning exercise, students read the two primary functions of apostrophes: to show possession and to show the omission of letters. They complete 24 examples in which they apply the rules for both uses.
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The Important Apostrophe: It's and Its
Help class members distinguish the difference between its and it's. As individuals read sentences and determine if the use of the two words are correct or incorrectm they fill in the blanks of sentences with the appropriate it's or its.
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Apostrophes for Contraction and Ownership
In this apostrophes worksheet, 4th graders join 5 pairs of words to create contractions with apostrophes. Students then place the missing apostrophes into the text to show ownership.
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Contractions
In this contractions worksheet, students combine 12 sets of words together to form 12 contractions. Students write their contractions on the lines provided.