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Understand When to Use Possessive Apostrophes

In this worksheet, students will start to understand how to use possessive apostrophes in their writing.

'Understand When to Use Possessive Apostrophes' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 1

Year:  Year 2 English worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Writing: Transcription

Curriculum subtopic:   Use Possessive Apostrophes

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

When we have something it is called possession

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark  '

 

When we talk or write about something that belongs to someone else, rather than saying: 

 

This is the dog that belongs to Ben.

 

we would say

 

This is Ben's dog.

 

Did you spot the apostrophe after the word Ben? The apostrophe tells us that the dog belongs to Ben. 

 

Dog

 

or 

 

This is the sandwich that belongs to Mary. 

 

we would say

 

This is Mary's sandwich. 

 

sandwich

 

Did you spot the apostrophe after the words Ben and Mary? The apostrophe tells us that the dog belongs to Ben, and the sandwich belongs to Mary.

 

We are going to have a go at rewriting some sentences to show possession.

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