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Riddle puzzle: Apostrophes

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What do you call a number that never stays still?

  1. 1.Write the contraction (short form) of "cannot".
  2. 2.Which is the correct short form of "should not"?
  3. 3.Which is the correct short form of "would not"?
  4. 4.How do we write "the hat that belongs to Sam" the short way?
  5. 5.How do we write "the car that belongs to Mum" the short way?
  6. 6.Write the contraction (short form) of "are not".
  7. 7.Which is the correct short form of "is not"?
  8. 8.Write the contraction (short form) of "we have".
  9. 9.Write the contraction (short form) of "does not".
  10. 10.Write the contraction (short form) of "they are".
  11. 11.Write the contraction (short form) of "will not".
  12. 12.Write the contraction (short form) of "it is".
  13. 13.Which shows possession correctly? the shoes of James
  14. 14.Which shows possession correctly? the hats of the men

Decoder

we'veN

doesn'tU

the men's hatsL

won'tE

aren'tI

one owner ('s)Q

can'tA

wouldn'tO

Sam's hatA

it'sR

isn'tN

shouldn'tR

I'veX

James's shoesA

they'reM

don'tZ

the cat's tailJ

Mum's carM

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Answer key: Apostrophes riddle

What do you call a number that never stays still? A roamin numeral!

  1. 1. can't = A
  2. 2. shouldn't = R
  3. 3. wouldn't = O
  4. 4. Sam's hat = A
  5. 5. Mum's car = M
  6. 6. aren't = I
  7. 7. isn't = N
  8. 8. we've = N
  9. 9. doesn't = U
  10. 10. they're = M
  11. 11. won't = E
  12. 12. it's = R
  13. 13. James's shoes = A
  14. 14. the men's hats = L

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