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Apostrophes practice for Years 1–4
English · Punctuation · Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2. From capital letters and full stops to semicolons and dashes.
What your child will learn
- Read and spell contractions, understanding that the apostrophe stands for the missing letter or letters.
- Use the possessive apostrophe with singular nouns, and not with plain plurals.
- Write contractions, placing the apostrophe where letters have been left out.
- Use the possessive apostrophe for singular owners, regular plurals and irregular plurals.
- Choose correctly between its (belonging to it) and it’s (it is / it has).
Try some free apostrophes questions
These are real BrightWorld questions. In the app, every question adapts to your child’s level and comes with hints and worked examples.
Question 1. I am → ?
- I’am
- I’m
- Im
Show the answer
I’m
Question 2. has not → ?
- has’nt
- hasnt
- hasn’t
Show the answer
hasn’t
Question 3. The hat belongs to Megan. It is…
👒
👒
- Megan hat’s
- Megan’s hat
- Megans hat
Show the answer
Megan’s hat
How BrightWorld helps with apostrophes
Children practise apostrophes at Easy, Medium or Hard, in mixed quizzes, in the Answer Run game and inside story missions. If they get stuck, they get a hint and a worked example; if they’re flying, the questions get harder. Parents see how they’re doing in the parent area.
Practise apostrophes in BrightWorld
BrightWorld starts at your child’s level with a quick, fun check, then adapts as they learn. No ads, no strangers, and you see what they’ve learned.
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BrightWorld starts at your child’s level with a quick, fun check, then adapts as they learn. No ads, no strangers, and you see what they’ve learned.
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Related topics
Capital Letters and End Marks Commas Speech Marks and Dialogue Colons, Semicolons and Dashes