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Apostrophes - possession

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students examine the use of apostrophes. From a given reading, students locate all words with apostrophes. Using these words as examples, students discuss rules for using apostrophes. Students match a person an an object from a list...
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Possessive Apostrophes

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this grammar worksheet, students decide if there is one owner or more than one owner in 3 different situations. Then they rewrite each of 14 sentences applying the correct punctuation. Finally, students use possessive apostrophes to...
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The Belonging Apostrophe

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this apostrophe activity, students shorten a phrase by putting an apostrophe showing ownership into that phrase. Students shorten 15 phrases and put 10 words with apostrophes into their own sentences.
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Apostrophes

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this apostrophes worksheet, students complete the correct version of contractions with the apostrophe in the appropriate spot to complete the sentences. Students complete 7 problems.
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The Belonging Apostrophe

For Students 4th - 6th
In this possessive nouns instructional activity, students review 10 words and 14 sentences Students add apostrophes where they are needed.
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Apostrophes for Contraction and Ownership

For Students 4th
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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Apostrophe

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this apostrophe worksheet, students put the apostrophe in the correct place into the words in sentences. Students fill in 5 sentences with apostrophes.
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Organizer
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Practice with the Apostrophe

For Students 5th - 7th
In this apostrophe worksheet, students complete a chart containing the singular possessive, plural noun, and plural possessive.  Students then rewrite 6 phrases using the possessive form.
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The Power Of Possessives

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
The whole class with get when to use an apostrophe after this activity. They use apostrophes to show possession or ownership. This activity includes a discussion starter, a practice exercise, a story activity, and a practice worksheet. 
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Possessive Nouns

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Review the use of apostrophes with possessive nouns. While just a quick look at the topic, this would be a great way to review the concept. There are two types of exercises for learners to complete. If more review is needed, a teacher...
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Standard Punctuation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Clear up the confusion that comes with the question, do I use a comma or a semicolon? This presentation provides examples and reasons for using particular end marks, apostrophes, commas, or semicolons. Information is presented in a well...
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The Important Apostrophe: It's and Its

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
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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Using Apostrophes in Contractions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this apostrophes in contractions worksheet, students read about correct usage, write contractions for a set of 10 phrases, write the phrase that contractions represent and write a sentence using 2 contractions.
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Contractions, Plural Names, and Possessives: An Editing Exercise

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
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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The Belonging Apostrophe

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing possessive nouns worksheet, students write the shortened form of phrases using apostrophe and "s", and create sentences using possessive noun phrases. Students write 18 answers.
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Editor Travels U.S. Fixing Errors on Signs

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
An interesting article on editors helps young writers understand the conventions of written English. They read a news article about an editor traveling America correcting spelling and punctuation errors on signs.  They discuss proper...
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School-Home Links: Possession and Apostrophes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this apostrophe worksheet, students read through several sentences and choose the correct apostrophe word from the box to write on the line. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Its or It's

For Students 3rd - 4th
What's the difference between its and it's? Clear up any misunderstandings in your third grade language arts class. Practice sentences use its or it's twice, prompting learners to use context clues for each usage. At the end of the...
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Punctuation: Visible Speech

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Examine the proper uses of punctuation with this easy PowerPoint. Simple, bold, and straightforward, each slide introduces a different symbol. Difficult or confusing instances are indicated as well.
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Literary Terms

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Seriously, 93 slides of literary terms? Yes, and well worth the time, although perhaps not all at once. The beauty here is in the concise, easy-to-understand definitions for such well-known terms as imagery and personification, as well...
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Death Be Not Proud

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Not dreadful, but mighty, this instructional activity for “Divine Sonnet X” (aka “Death Be Not Proud”) models for individuals how to recognize John Donne’s argument for why Death should not be proud and how to recognize the sonnet...
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Possessive Noun __'s

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Elementary schoolers note the use of apostrophes to create possessives. Learners examine six pictures and their matching words. They identify the -'s in each of the words.
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Apostrophes and Contraction (2)

For Students 3rd
In this contraction worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the correct placement of the apostrophe in contractions. Students complete 16 problems changing contractions to two words and 16 problems changing two words into the contraction form.
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Here's an Instant Activity for December 17, 2007

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a spelling activity to learn how to spell with apostrophes. In this spelling lesson, 4th graders complete an oral spelling activity with their teacher. Students then complete the Instant Activity worksheet for...

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