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Contractions & possessive apostrophes

Use apostrophes accurately in shortened verb contractions and singular or plural possessive nouns. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.

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Contractions & possessive apostrophes

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1. Which form shows the rudder belonging to one captain’s boat: “the boat’s rudder” or “the boats rudder”?
“the boat’s rudder” · “the boa · Contractions & possessive …
2. What is the contracted form of “it is”?
“it is” · Contractions & possessive …
3. What is the contracted form of “cannot”?
“cannot” · Contractions & possessive …
4. Which form shows the toys belonging to the children: “the children’s toys” or “the childrens’ toys”?
Which form shows the toys … · Contractions & possessive …
5. What is the contracted form of “he is”?
“he is” · Contractions & possessive …
6. Which form shows the coats belonging to the women: “the women’s coats” or “the womens’ coats”?
“the women’s coats” · “the wom · Contractions & possessive …
7. What is the contracted form of “will not”?
“will not” · Contractions & possessive …
8. Which form shows the classroom belonging to several teachers: “the teachers’ room” or “the teacher’s room”?
“the teachers’ room” · “the te · Contractions & possessive …
9. What two words are combined in the contraction “we’re”?
“we’re” · Contractions & possessive …
10. What is the contracted form of “do not”?
“do not” · Contractions & possessive …
11. What is the contracted form of “could not”?
“could not” · Contractions & possessive …
12. What is the contracted form of “we have”?
“we have” · Contractions & possessive …

12 questions · Seed 57 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Contractions & possessive apostrophes

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. Which form shows the rudder belonging to one captain’s boat: “the boat’s rudder” or “the boats rudder”?
the boat’s rudder
Add ’s to the singular noun “boat” to show possession.
2. What is the contracted form of “it is”?
it’s
“It’s” with an apostrophe is the contraction for “it is” (or “it has”).
3. What is the contracted form of “cannot”?
can’t
The apostrophe in “can’t” replaces the omitted letters “no” in “cannot”.
4. Which form shows the toys belonging to the children: “the children’s toys” or “the childrens’ toys”?
the children’s toys
Because “children” is an irregular plural not ending in s, add ’s (“children’s”).
5. What is the contracted form of “he is”?
he’s
The apostrophe in “he’s” replaces the letter “i” in “is”.
6. Which form shows the coats belonging to the women: “the women’s coats” or “the womens’ coats”?
the women’s coats
“Women” is an irregular plural not ending in s, so add ’s (“women’s”).
7. What is the contracted form of “will not”?
won’t
“Won’t” is the irregular contraction of “will not”.
8. Which form shows the classroom belonging to several teachers: “the teachers’ room” or “the teacher’s room”?
the teachers’ room
For a plural noun already ending in s (“teachers”), place the apostrophe after the s (“teachers’”).
9. What two words are combined in the contraction “we’re”?
we are
“We’re” is the contraction of “we are”.
10. What is the contracted form of “do not”?
don’t
The apostrophe in “don’t” replaces the omitted letter “o” in “not”.
11. What is the contracted form of “could not”?
couldn’t
The apostrophe in “couldn’t” replaces the letter “o” in “not”.
12. What is the contracted form of “we have”?
we’ve
The apostrophe in “we’ve” replaces the letters “ha” in “have”.

12 questions · Seed 57 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

Contractions & possessive apostrophes

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. Which form shows the rudder belonging to one captain’s boat: “the boat’s rudder” or “the boats rudder”?
“the boat’s rudder” · “the boa · Contractions & possessive …
2. What is the contracted form of “it is”?
“it is” · Contractions & possessive …
3. What is the contracted form of “cannot”?
“cannot” · Contractions & possessive …
4. Which form shows the toys belonging to the children: “the children’s toys” or “the childrens’ toys”?
Which form shows the toys … · Contractions & possessive …
5. What is the contracted form of “he is”?
“he is” · Contractions & possessive …
6. Which form shows the coats belonging to the women: “the women’s coats” or “the womens’ coats”?
“the women’s coats” · “the wom · Contractions & possessive …
7. What is the contracted form of “will not”?
“will not” · Contractions & possessive …
8. Which form shows the classroom belonging to several teachers: “the teachers’ room” or “the teacher’s room”?
“the teachers’ room” · “the te · Contractions & possessive …
9. What two words are combined in the contraction “we’re”?
“we’re” · Contractions & possessive …
10. What is the contracted form of “do not”?
“do not” · Contractions & possessive …
11. What is the contracted form of “could not”?
“could not” · Contractions & possessive …
12. What is the contracted form of “we have”?
“we have” · Contractions & possessive …

12 questions · Seed 57 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9

Contractions & possessive apostrophes

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. Which form shows the rudder belonging to one captain’s boat: “the boat’s rudder” or “the boats rudder”?
the boat’s rudder
Add ’s to the singular noun “boat” to show possession.
2. What is the contracted form of “it is”?
it’s
“It’s” with an apostrophe is the contraction for “it is” (or “it has”).
3. What is the contracted form of “cannot”?
can’t
The apostrophe in “can’t” replaces the omitted letters “no” in “cannot”.
4. Which form shows the toys belonging to the children: “the children’s toys” or “the childrens’ toys”?
the children’s toys
Because “children” is an irregular plural not ending in s, add ’s (“children’s”).
5. What is the contracted form of “he is”?
he’s
The apostrophe in “he’s” replaces the letter “i” in “is”.
6. Which form shows the coats belonging to the women: “the women’s coats” or “the womens’ coats”?
the women’s coats
“Women” is an irregular plural not ending in s, so add ’s (“women’s”).
7. What is the contracted form of “will not”?
won’t
“Won’t” is the irregular contraction of “will not”.
8. Which form shows the classroom belonging to several teachers: “the teachers’ room” or “the teacher’s room”?
the teachers’ room
For a plural noun already ending in s (“teachers”), place the apostrophe after the s (“teachers’”).
9. What two words are combined in the contraction “we’re”?
we are
“We’re” is the contraction of “we are”.
10. What is the contracted form of “do not”?
don’t
The apostrophe in “don’t” replaces the omitted letter “o” in “not”.
11. What is the contracted form of “could not”?
couldn’t
The apostrophe in “couldn’t” replaces the letter “o” in “not”.
12. What is the contracted form of “we have”?
we’ve
The apostrophe in “we’ve” replaces the letters “ha” in “have”.

12 questions · Seed 57 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification