Apostrophe Usage for Kids

The video tutorial explains the use of apostrophes in English grammar, focusing on possessive nouns and contractions. It covers how to form possessive nouns by adding apostrophe 's' to singular nouns and just an apostrophe to plural nouns ending in 's'. The tutorial also discusses contractions, which are formed by combining two words and using an apostrophe to indicate omitted letters. Examples of both possessive nouns and contractions are provided to illustrate these concepts.

What is used to show that something belongs to someone?

• A question mark

• A period

• A comma

• An apostrophe s

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which example shows a possessive noun?

• The cats dishes

• The cats' dishes

• The cat dishes

• The cat's dishes

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which example is a correct use of a possessive noun?

• Toms hat

• Toms' hat

• Tom's hat

• Tom hat

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

How do you make a singular noun possessive?

• No change needed

• Add an apostrophe

• Add an apostrophe s

• Add an s

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

How do you make a plural noun ending in 's' possessive?

• Add an apostrophe

• No change needed

• Add an apostrophe s

• Add an s

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

How is a plural noun that does not end in 's' made possessive?

• Add an s

• Add an apostrophe s

• Add an apostrophe

• No change needed

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is a contraction?

• A plural noun

• A possessive noun

• A long word made shorter

• Two words joined with an apostrophe

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CCSS.L.2.2C

What does the apostrophe in a contraction show?

• A mistake in spelling

• Letters that have been removed

• The start of a new word

• The end of a sentence

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Which of the following is a correct contraction for 'we will'?

• We'll

• We'd

• We've

• We's

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Which contraction is formed from 'is not'?

• Isn't

• Is not

• Is'nt

• Isnt

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CCSS.L.2.2C