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Apostrophes - Contractions and Possessive Nouns

Authored by Robert Sydow

English

4th - 7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Apostrophes - Contractions and Possessive Nouns
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do all contractions have in common?

They all contain apostrophes

They all combine more than two words

All are used only in speech, never in writing

They all look very similar to the words that make them up

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What's the difference between a contraction and a possessive noun?

Possessive nouns don't contain apostrophes; contractions do

Possessive nouns indicate ownership; contractions combine two words

Possessive nouns are nouns; contractions are adjectives

Possessive nouns are extremely formal; contractions are informal

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is spelled properly?

Ha'vent

Haven't

Hav'ent

Have'nt

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the correct possessive form for:

the laughs of the child

the children's laughs

the child's laugh

the childs' laugh

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.3.1A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Singular or plural?
boys'

singular possessive
plural possessive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the correct possessive form of the noun. 
runners

runner's
runners'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the correct possessive form of the noun. 
dog

dog's
dogs'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

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