Using Apostrophes for Plural Possession 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.
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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 possession with regular plural nouns (ending in ‘s’).
Expected Questions to support using apostrophes for possession with plural nouns which are regular or irregular (not ending in ‘s’).
Greater Depth Questions to support using apostrophes for possession with irregular plurals (not ending in ‘s’) and collective nouns, for example: the audience’s refreshments.
Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether an apostrophe has been used correctly to show possession with a regular plural noun (ending in ‘s’).
Expected Explain whether an apostrophe has been used correctly to show possession with an irregular plural noun (does not end in ‘s’).
Greater Depth Explain whether an apostrophe has been used correctly to show possession with a collective noun.
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Change a noun from singular to a regular plural in a sentence using an apostrophe to show possession.
Expected Change a noun from singular to an irregular plural in a sentence using an apostrophe to show possession.
Greater Depth Change a collective noun in a sentence using an apostrophe to show possession.
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application)
Developing Use a word bank to write a sentence using an apostrophe to show possession with a regular plural noun (ending in ‘s’).
Expected Use a word bank to write a sentence using an apostrophe to show possession with an irregular plural noun (does not end in ‘s’).
Greater Depth Write a sentence using a given collective noun and an apostrophe to show possession. No word bank given.
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