by melaniewp | Jul 3, 2013 | Apostrophes, Capital Letters, Colon, Full Stops, Punctuation, Punctuation Exercises
Oh no! The Headmaster at Cox Academy for the Criminally Gifted is trying to email parents but has forgotten how to use punctuation! Can you help him?idear mr and mrs bigginsi regret to inform you that some boys have set fire to their form tutors hair here at cox...
by melaniewp | Jun 26, 2013 | Apostrophes, Punctuation, Punctuation Exercises
This is an apostrophe exercise I wrote for my sixth form student who appreciates my strange sense of humour. Please note that it may give small children nightmares.You are looking for two types:[1] possessive -‘s – something belongs[2] it is, it has >...
by melaniewp | Mar 29, 2013 | 11+, Apostrophes, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, KS2, KS3, Punctuation, Punctuation Exercises
Here are some basic exercises to help with learning the possessive ‘s apostrophe:1. Punctuate the examples, including full stops, capitals and apostrophes;2. Then re-write them into the format the [____] of [____], e.g.The world’s end came as a...
by melaniewp | Mar 18, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Apostrophes, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing
Aargh! It’s the Return of the Apostrophe Monster! Get rid of him by learning when to use apostrophes…This article will focus on when to use an apostrophe in words like I’ll, I’m, won’t, let’s, you’re, and more. The apostrophe...
