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Year 6 · English · Writing

Apostrophes and plurals

Use apostrophes for plural and irregular possession, and spell tricky plurals.

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  • 3D lesson: Apostrophes and plurals — Count the owners for parents', children's and class's, spell tricky plurals like wolves, potatoes and mice, and operate on signs with wrong apostrophes.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 2 (Years 4–6), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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