Apostrophes Possessives Contractions Plurals Boom Cards | Punctuation Activity

Do your kids get confused about when to use an apostrophe when writing? This Apostrophes Boom Cards activity will help them understand the difference between plurals and possessive nouns and contractions.

This punctuation digital activity will give them ample practice in distinguishing between contractions and possessive nouns and how to correctly add apostrophes to their words. It will also help students identify plurals and why an apostrophe is not required. Teachers can hide cards to focus on specific areas when assigning Boom Cards to students.

Use this Apostrophes Boom Cards activity to improve students’ understanding on when to use apostrophes as well as where the apostrophe goes. Students will read simple sentences and determine if an apostrophe is needed or not, then select the correct word to complete the sentence. Students will learn to determine if a word is a contraction or a possessive noun or a plural .

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Included in this Apostrophes Digital Activity

• 45 apostrophes Boom Cards
• 14 on using apostrophes for possessive nouns
• 14 on using plurals
• 17 on using apostrophes for contractions

What do students have to do?

• Read the sentence
• Determine the correct use of apostrophes
• Click on their answer choice to complete the sentence

Assigning and Data Collection

• Assign all the cards, assign fewer or specific cards (to focus on specific skills) to students.
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• Use it as part of your whole group lesson, small group, direct instruction, or center activity.
• You can use Boom cards with a free account too!

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