Possessive Apostrophes: three-toed sloth
Whiteboard Challenges
Challenge 1
Read the first sentence. One of the apostrophes in this sentence is wrong. Rewrite the sentence with the apostrophe in the correct place.
Challenge 2
Read the second sentence. There is an apostrophe missing. Rewrite this sentence with the apostrophe in the correct place.
Challenge 3
Write your own scintillating sentence about a three-toed sloth. Your sentence must include an apostrophe to show possession and some of the descriptive words from the Word Wall.
Whiteboard Challenges
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1) The sloth’s algae-covered fur was covered in insect’s.
2) It is the sloths lives in the slow lane that make them the celebrities of the animal kingdom.
Word Wall
three-toed sloth
rainforest
predators'
presenter's
animal's
unsavoury
insects'
grubby coat
lethargic
algae-covered
sluggish
munched
hauled
stealthy jaguar
huge harpy eagle
camouflaged