The document discusses the use of apostrophes to show possession and form contractions. It provides examples of adding apostrophes to show possession of both singular and plural nouns. It also explains how apostrophes are used in contractions to combine two words, such as "I'm" from "I am" or "can't" from "cannot". Finally, it includes exercises for the reader to practice adding apostrophes in different contexts.

1. The Apostrophe
What do I need it for?

2. This is Johns room.
How do I
know that this
room belongs
to John?

3. This is John’s room.
You need an apostrophe to
show possession. If you
only add an “s”, you are
making the word plural.

4. But what if the word is plural?

5. You do not need to add an extra “s” if
you have added an “s” to make the
word plural
• Let’s say that John shares his room with his
two brothers, Jake and Joe. If you were to
refer to their room, you might say: This is the
brothers’ room.
– You only need to add an apostrophe to show
possession in this case.

6. And if you wanted to list the brothers’
names, and then show possession?
• This is John, Jake, and Joe’s room.
You place the
apostrophe and
“s” at the end of
the list.

7. And what do you do if the word
already ends in “s”?
You still add the apostrophe and “s”.
Ex. This is Chris’s car.

8. Let’s practice!

9. Add the apostrophe and “s” in the
appropriate place.
• I love Jen scarf!
• That is Mike, Todd, and Jeremy car.
• The princess castle is beautiful!
• I went to my mom room to get her hairbrush.
• My sister favorite dessert is pie.
• The girls love to play with their Barbie dolls.

10. Did you get it right?
Let’s check your answers!

11. I love Jen’s scarf!
That is Mike, Todd, and Jeremy’s car.
The princess’s castle is beautiful!
I went to my mom’s room to get her
hairbrush.
My sister’s favorite dessert is pie.
The girls’ love to play with their Barbie
dolls.

12. So, you know how to show possession.
What else would you need the
apostrophe for?

13. The apostrophe indicates that letters
are missing in contractions.
• A contractions is when you contract, or
combine, two words.
• This is a device that you might use in a
colloquial, or conversational form of writing.

14. Common Contractions
• Have= ’ve
– Ex. I’ve=I have, could’ve=could have (Do not say
could of!), etc…

15. More Common Contractions
• I am-I’m
• Not=n’t
– Ex. couldn’t=could
not, can’t=cannot, shouldn’t=should not

16. And More Common Contractions
• I’d-I would
• Are=’re
– Ex. They’re=they are, we’re=we are

17. Apostrophes can also be use to
contract years
• 1990=‘90
• 2001=‘01

18. Let’s Practice!

19. Create a contraction from the
following:
• Cannot
• Will not
• Should have
• Could have
• 1990
• I will
• You are
• They are
• We will not
• It is

20. Did you get it right?
Let’s (a contraction for let us) check
your answers!

21. • Can’t
• Won’t
• Should’ve
• Could’ve
• ‘90
• I’ll
• You’re
• They’re
• We won’t
• It’s

22. Now it’s time for you to practice
everything that you have worked on!

23. Copy this link in your web browser to
test your knowledge!
• www.bbc.co.uk/skillwise/game/en29punc-
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