Recognising Apostrophes Year 4 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Spring Block 1.
This pack includes:
English Year 4: (4G5.8) Indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns
English Year 4: (4G5.8) The grammatical difference between plural and possessive –s
English Year 4: (4G5.8) Apostrophes to mark plural possession [for example, the girl’s name, the girls’ names]
Differentiation:
Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support using apostrophes for contractions where one letter is omitted from one word and apostrophes for possession where the singular noun does not end in –s.
Expected Questions to support using apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from one word and apostrophes for possession where the singular noun can end in -s.
Greater Depth Questions to support using apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from both words and apostrophes for possession where more than one singular noun is used (Max and Ruby’s ball).
Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Choose the correct words to complete a sentence. Words use an apostrophe for possession, where the singular noun does not end in –s, and for contraction, where one letter is omitted from one word.
Expected Choose the correct words to complete 2 sentences. Words use an apostrophe for possession, where the singular noun can end in –s and for contraction, where one or more letters are omitted from one of the words.
Greater Depth Choose the correct words to complete 2 sentences. Words use an apostrophe for possession, where two singular nouns are used (e.g. Max and Ruby’s ball,) and for contraction, where one or more letters are omitted from both words.
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Punctuate a sentence. Apostrophes used for possession, where the singular noun does not end in –s, and for contraction where, one letter is omitted from one word.
Expected Punctuate a sentence. Apostrophes used for possession, where the singular noun can end in –s, and for contraction, where one or more letters are omitted from one of the words.
Greater Depth Punctuate a sentence. Apostrophes used for possession, where two singular nouns are used (e.g. Max and Ruby’s ball,) and for contraction, where one or more letters are omitted from one or both words.
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain if an apostrophe has been used correctly in a sentence. Apostrophes used for contractions, where one letter is omitted from one word, or for possession, where the singular noun does not end in –s.
Expected Explain if an apostrophe has been used correctly in a sentence. Apostrophes used for contractions, where one or more letters are omitted from one word, or for possession where the singular noun can end in -s.
Greater Depth Explain if an apostrophe has been used correctly in a sentence. Apostrophes used for contractions, where one or more letters are omitted from both words, or for possession, where two singular nouns are used (e.g. Max and Ruby’s ball).
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