Year 4 Using Apostrophes for Plural Possession

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 4 Using Apostrophes for Plural Possession activity checks pupils’ understanding of using apostrophes to show plural possession. Children will select the sentences that correctly use apostrophes for plural possession, highlight plural possession in sentences, insert words showing plural possession into sentences, tick sentences that do not show plural possession, and drag apostrophes into the correct place in different regular and irregular nouns.

This activity is linked to the Classroom Secrets Year 4 GPS scheme of work.
Questions in this activity are based on the content in Spring Block 1 Step 2 on the Classroom Secrets website, where you can find more resources.

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]