Apostrophes, speech and more
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- 1ApostrophesMissing letters, who owns it, and spotting the mistake.
- Apostrophes for missing letters
- Apostrophes for possession
- Spot the apostrophe mistake
Explanation: Join the words and mark the missing letters · Who owns it? One owner or more? · Why is the apostrophe there?From year 4 · 39 - 2SpeechWhich words are spoken, and the mark inside the inverted commas.
- Inverted commas
- Punctuating speech
Explanation: Find what the person actually says · Look at what is said and what comes nextFrom year 5 · 24 - 3Parenthesis, colons and semi-colonsExtra information, lists and linked clauses.
- Brackets, dashes and commas for extra information
- Colons and semi-colons
Explanation: Take it out and see if it still works · Colon for what follows, semi-colon for two linked clausesFrom year 7 · 23 - 4Apostrophes for missing lettersDon't, I'm, we're: the apostrophe for missing letters.
- Apostrophes for missing letters
Explanation: Join the words and mark the missing lettersFrom year 4 · 14 - 5Apostrophes for possessionThe girl's name, the girls' names.
- Apostrophes for possession
Explanation: Who owns it? One owner or more?From year 4 · 13 - 6Inverted commasThe words a person actually says.Explanation: Find what the person actually saysFrom year 5 · 12
- 7Spot the apostrophe mistakeBanana's or bananas? Its or it's?
- Spot the apostrophe mistake
Explanation: Why is the apostrophe there?From year 5 · 12 - 8Punctuating speechThe comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark inside the speech.Explanation: Look at what is said and what comes nextFrom year 6 · 12
- 9Brackets, dashes and commas for extra informationExtra information in brackets, dashes or commas.
- Brackets, dashes and commas for extra information
Explanation: Take it out and see if it still worksFrom year 7 · 12 - 10Colons and semi-colonsA colon introduces a list or explanation, a semi-colon joins two clauses.Explanation: Colon for what follows, semi-colon for two linked clausesFrom year 8 · 11