Using the Apostrophe - Worksheet

This worksheet is designed to help students learn the proper use of possessive apostrophes and apostrophes in contractions. In the first section, learners are tasked with shortening sentences by using possessive apostrophes to indicate ownership. The example given shows how to transform "The pencil case belongs to Adele" into "Adele's pencil case." Students must then apply this rule to various sentences, turning phrases like "The photograph taken by Billy" and "The wings of the dove" into more concise forms that demonstrate possession using apostrophes.

The second section of the worksheet focuses on the use of apostrophes to indicate omitted letters in contractions. Students are given sentences such as "They can not be serious" and "Corey could not get to sleep," and are instructed to rewrite them using the appropriate contractions, for example, "They can't be serious" and "Corey couldn't get to sleep." This exercise aims to familiarize students with common contractions in the English language, enhancing their understanding of how apostrophes are used to combine words and create a more informal tone in writing.