Spelling Contracted Forms

PROCEDURAL

English›Spelling & Word Study|Ages 6—7|ID: mt_IntmJBg4VQ

Spell contracted forms correctly by placing the apostrophe where letters are omitted (can't, didn't, I'll, it's, etc.)

Mastery Evidence

Write 'can't' for 'cannot', 'didn't' for 'did not' with apostrophe correctly placed
Distinguish 'it's' (it is) from 'its' (possessive) in a sentence
Expand a contraction back to its full form and explain which letters are missing

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] writes a short form like "can't" or "didn't," do they put the apostrophe in the right place to show where letters are missing?”

Curriculum Standards3 alignments

L.1.2bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

L.1.2b

Use end punctuation for sentences.

English Language Arts

Eng/KS1/Y2/S/1dThe national curriculum in England

Spell contracted forms

spell by learning to spell more words with contracted forms

English · Key Stage 1

Eng_App1_Y2_22The national curriculum in England

Contractions

Contractions.

English · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites2

Segmenting words into sounds
hardAges 4—7
Reading Contractions
hardAges 5—6

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Segmenting words into sounds hard
Basic encoding ability needed to spell contracted forms
- Phonics Vocabulary hard
  Segmenting words into phonemes and spelling CVC words requires knowing 'phoneme', 'segment', and 'CVC' as defined terms
- Single Letter Sounds hard
  Need GPC knowledge to encode phonemes
  - Knowing all letters hard
    Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
    - Understanding print hard
      Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
- Onsets & Rimes hard
  Need segmenting skill for spelling
  - Rhyming words soft
    Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
  - Syllables soft
    Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level
- Sitting and holding a pencil soft
  Handwriting needed for spelling practice
Reading Contractions hard
Spelling contractions builds on reading contractions
- Blending Sounds to Read Words hard
  Need blending to read contractions
  - Single Letter Sounds hard
    Need GPC knowledge to blend
    - Knowing all letters hard
      Must recognise letters before learning their sounds
      - Understanding print hard
        Must understand print direction before letter identification matters
  - Onsets & Rimes hard
    Phoneme awareness needed for blending
    - Rhyming words soft
      Rhyme awareness supports finer phoneme skills
    - Syllables soft
      Syllable awareness builds toward phoneme level

Unlocks2

Apostrophes: Contraction and Possession
hardAges 6—7
Apostrophes for possession
softAges 6—8