Year 4 When Should you NOT use an Apostrophe? Homework Extension Apostrophes

Year 4 When Should you NOT use an Apostrophe? Homework

Step 3: Year 4 When Should you NOT use an Apostrophe? Homework Spring Block 1

Year 4 When Should you NOT use an Apostrophe? Homework Extension provides additional questions which can be used as homework or an in-class extension for the Year 4 When Should you NOT use an Apostrophe? Resource Pack. These are differentiated for Developing, Expected and Greater Depth.

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National Curriculum Objectives

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:

Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Identify correct, incorrect and missing apostrophes in two sentences. Includes use of apostrophes for contractions where one letter is omitted from one word and apostrophes for possession where the pronoun ends in -s only.
Expected Identify correct, incorrect and missing apostrophes in three sentences. Includes use of apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from one word and apostrophes for possession where the pronoun does or does not end in -s. Possessive pronouns include ‘his’, ‘theirs’ and ‘mine’.
Greater Depth Identify correct, incorrect and missing apostrophes in three sentences. Includes use of apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from multiple words and apostrophes for possession where two pronouns are used. Possessive pronouns include ‘yours’.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Select words from a word bank to complete two sentences. Includes use of apostrophes for contractions where one letter is omitted from one word. Possessive pronoun used is ‘hers’.
Expected Select words from a word bank to complete two sentences. Includes use of apostrophes for possession where the pronoun does or does not end in -s. Possessive pronouns include ‘ours’ and ‘his’.
Greater Depth Select words from a word bank to complete three sentences. Includes use of apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from multiple words and apostrophes for possession where two pronouns are used. Possessive pronouns include ‘yours’.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application and Reasoning)
Developing Explain who is correct and why, using knowledge of correct use of apostrophes. Includes use of apostrophes for possession where the pronoun ends in -s only.
Expected Explain who is correct and why, using knowledge of correct use of apostrophes. Includes use of apostrophes for possession where the pronoun does or does not end in -s.
Greater Depth Explain who is correct and why, using knowledge of correct use of apostrophes. Includes use of apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from multiple words and apostrophes for possession where two pronouns are used. Possessive pronouns include ‘yours’.

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