These questions have been taken from the KS2 Sample SPAG test to help your children practise specific question types.
National Curriculum Objective
English Year 2: Learning to spell more words with contracted forms
English Year 2: Learning the possessive apostrophe (singular) [for example, the girl’s book]
Year 3 and 4 English: (4G5.8) Apostrophes to mark plural possession [for example, the girl’s name, the girls’ names]
Differentiation:
Beginner Two sentences to choose from, deciding which sentence uses the correct apostrophes. Contractions only. Aimed at Year 2 Developing.
Easy Three sentences to choose from, deciding which sentence uses the correct apostrophes. Contractions and possession. Possession is simple - no plurals or words ending in the letter s. Aimed at Year 2 Secure/Year 3 Emerging.
Tricky Three sentences to choose from, deciding which sentence uses the correct apostrophes. Contractions and possession. Possession is more complicated - some plurals and names ending in the letter s. Aimed at Year 3 Secure/Year 4 Emerging.
Expert Three sentences to choose from, deciding which sentence uses the correct apostrophes. Contractions and possession. Possession is more complicated - some plurals and names ending in the letter s. Aimed at Year 4 Secure.
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Other Possible Linked Objectives
English Y2: Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular possession in nouns [for example, the girl’s name]