APOSTROPHES

1. The breakfasts belonging to the men.

2. The cards belonging to the children.

3. The music belonging to Thomas.

4. The book belonging to James.

5. The rucksack belonging to the girl.

6. The rucksacks belonging to the girls.

7. The rays belonging to the sun (= it).

8. The sadness belonging to Shanya should not be ignored.

9. The anger of the father would not go away.

10.The paws belonging to the dog did not look clean.

PUNCTUATION

1. its cold today

2. where is your scarf

3. here is your lunch she called

4. it is cold now isnt it

5. johns library book is overdue

6. where did you put that chocolate

7. what time is it

8. they are bringing their bikes arent they

A: Copy the following passage, punctuating correctly:

peter fortune was ten years old he lived in a house with his mother father and sister in a street that had many other residents amongst them was mrs goodgame an old lady who irritated peter in the

same way that kenneth the baby who came to visit him had during the course of the novel we discover that mrs goodgame is actually soapy sam in other words she is the burglar who has been robbing the houses on peters street we also find out that peter is definitely a dreamer and he has a very vivid imagination he takes on the shape of many creatures in the book in one chapter he becomes a cat in another he transforms into a baby and in another he is an adult at the end of the book we have seen peter encounter many adventures and we realise as the title suggests the book itself is a daydream

B: Correct any spelling errors that you notice in the following sentences:

1. ‘Were are you going?’ I asked.2. Their was no geting around the fact. Things had to change.3. If they don’t hurry up their going to be late.4. It looks like it will probally reign.5. The son was just rising into the sky.6. He looked like a night in shining armour as he road over the hill.7. He nows wear he’s going.8. ‘Who’s book is this?’ I asked.9. The pear of shoes where in the cupboard.10. He hopped they wouldn’t be late.

C: Copy the following placing apostrophes where they are needed:

Peters mother had told him that hed be late unless he hurried. Shed found out from Kates friend that they needed to be at the school by seven oclock and as it was it was already quarter to. She raced along the pavement passing all of her friends houses and nerly breaking her shoes heel only to arrive at the gates of the school just as the schools minibus was pulling away. All Mrs Fortunes worries had been pointless. ‘Its too late!’ she cried.