Spelling with Apostrophes 5B

Spelling

Let's practice using APOSTROPHES

Poll

What did you read over the holidays?

• Recipe instructions

• Book

• Game instructions

• Nothing

• Other

Poll

What outdoor activities did you do over the school holidays?

• Walking / Running

• Skating

• Skiing

• Tobogganning

• None

Spelling Lesson 1

• Adding s to words

• party - parties

• baker - bakers

• key - keys

• What do yo notice when adding s to words?

Sometimes we add apostrophes to words.

• Think about WHY these words have apostrophes:

• Naomi's hat fell off.

• Santino's desk is clean.

• Levy's shirt is dark blue with a logo.

• We add apostrophes to show POSSESSION. Whose hat? Naomi's

• Who's desk? Santino's desk. Whose shirt? Thomas' shirt.

• What do you notice about adding apostrophes to words that end in s like Thomas?

Let's practice - Add the plurals of these words. Use your notebook.

• The _________ mane was shaggy. lions or lion's?

• _________ cat just had kittens. Ledias or Ledia's?

• The kids played their computer _______ a lot! game's or games?

• Both of my _____________ play the flute. sister's or sisters?

• Aidan is 10 __________ old. year's or years?

• Answers: lion's, Ledia's, games, sisters, years

Multiple Choice

Which word is spelled correctly?

• remembirs

• rememmber's

• reemembers

• remembers

Multiple Choice

Which word is spelled correctly?

• compooteries

• computers

• cumputers

• coumputers

Multiple Choice

We ate my sisters/sister's birthday cake.

• sisters

• sister's

Multiple Choice

My cats' meow was scaring me.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

My friend's backpack is really cool.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

When the players lose, they get upset.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

The team's loss was devastating.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

The familys car is brand new!

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

My phones' battery power is low.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

Correct or incorrect?

The cat's tail was bent.

• correct

• incorrect

Great practice! Now it's your turn to do some independent work.

• Go to your Google Classroom.

• Open up the Spelling Lesson for Jan 5.

• Begin to work independently.

• You can turn off your screen.

• Your teacher will be on the Google Meet in case you have questions.