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Year 1 · English

Read Words With Contractions And Apostrophes

Year 1 learners practise contractions and apostrophes.

The activities include Identify Correct Standard English for Contractions, Make Words Shorter using Apostrophes, Practise Making Words Shorter Using Apostrophes, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, worksheet, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Identify Correct Standard English for Contractions
  • Make Words Shorter using Apostrophes
  • Practise Making Words Shorter Using Apostrophes
  • Use Apostrophes to Shorten Words

Checked learning resources

  • KS1 Punctuation

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS1 teaching explains capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks and apostrophes in simple sentences.

  • PlanIt English Y1: Read Words with Contractions Spelling Pack

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Exact Year 1 Standard English pack teaches accepted contractions such as don't and doesn't and the apostrophes that mark omitted letters.

  • Contractions Activities (Ages 5-7)

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Age 5-7 practice expands and contracts word pairs and places the apostrophe where letters have been omitted.

  • Contractions: English Grammar Practice

    YouTube — Scratch Garden · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Child-friendly grammar lesson combines words and places an apostrophe where letters are omitted.

  • Contractions for Year 1 Children | Twinkl kids Tv

    YouTube — Twinkl Kids TV · Video · Opens on the provider website

    It's time to work the contraction contraption and have some fun making phrases shorter using contractions! Watch the words get ... · Twinkl Kids TV · 4 minute video

  • Nessy Spelling Strategy | Apostrophes - When To Use Them | Learn to Spell

    YouTube — Nessy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    This Nessy video strategy explains apostrophe contractions. When is it appropriate to use an apostrophe? You can use one when ... · Nessy · 2 minute video