Contractions
Singular Possession
Plural Possession
Irregular Nouns and Names ending in 's'
Potpourri
100

She couldnt remember his name.

couldn't             could not

100

Are you going to Charlies birthday?

Charlie's

100

The twins bedroom was painted blue.

twins'

100

The childrens drawings covered the classroom wall.

children's

100

I cant find the teachers marker.

can't         teacher's

200

He didnt go to practice because he wasnt feeling well.

didn't         did not

wasn't        was not

200

The octopus tentacle wrapped around the rock.

octopus'

200

the bikes belonging to the students

the nests belonging to the birds

the locker room used by the athletes

the students' bikes

the birds' nests

the athletes' locker room

200

To water it, you need to dunk a cactis whole pot in a water bath.

cacti's

200

The boys bikes werent in the garage.

boys'

weren't        were not

300

My sister doesnt like broccoli or beans.

doesn't           does not

300

the castle belonging to Peach

the wings belonging to the fairy

the skateboard belonging to James

Peach's castle

the fairy's wings

James' skateboard

300

Our parents are invited to watch all of the class dance routines!

class'

300

The geeses feathers were ruffled.

geese's

300

The class backpacks were soaked because its been raining all day.

class'

it's            it has

400

The dog wagged its tail because its excited to go for a walk.

because it's excited

it's         it is

400

The babies toy rolled across the floor while the babysitters phone rang.

baby's

babysitter's

400

The girls science projects were displayed beside the boys artwork.

girls'

boys'

400

My sisters share a room and I have my own room. The cats like to sleep in my sisters room.

sisters'

400

Your going to need your parents permission.

you're        you are

parent's  (or parents' - explain)

500

There hurrying so that they wont be late for the game.

They're             They are

won't                 will not

500

The princess crown sparkled beside the witch broom and the knight shield.

princess'

witch's

knight's

500

Both teams jerseys are hanging in the womens locker room.

teams'

women's

500

Alexis dad coaches the mens baseball team on Tuesdays.

Alexis'

men's

500

The knights couldnt open the castles gate because its keys were locked in James backpack.

couldn't        could not

castle's

James'

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