Apostrophe

• to show ownership:
  • Helen's exercise book - the book belongs to
    Helen so the apostrophe goes after Helen.
  • The boys' changing room - the changing room
    belongs to all the boys, so the apostrophe
    goes after boys.
• to show that one or more letters are missing:
  They've built a new stadium on the outskirts
  of town - the apostrophe shows that ha is
  missing from They have.
  
  1. Write the shortened form of the following, making
  sure you put the apostrophe in the correct place.
  The first one is done for you.
  
  

  do not	don't	should not
  it is		could have
  let us		will not
  would not		does not
  we have		he will

  
  

  Click here for the answers Click here for the answers 2. Write ten sentences using one of the focus words in each sentence. Don't forget the apostrophe! Click here for a test on the apostrophe Click here for a test on the apostrophe