Years 3-4 · Key Stage 2 · Writing - transcription / Spelling

place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals and in words with irregular plurals

Statutory requirement

Pupils should be taught to place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals and in words with irregular plurals

Non-statutory example: for example, girls’, boys’; for example, children’s

Source: Department for Education, English programmes of study. See also the relevant statutory appendix. Crown copyright information reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChalkBee reference: uk-ks2-y3-4-en-wsp-04. The DfE does not assign an official alphanumeric code to this requirement.

These resources support part of the requirement. They are not presented as a complete assessment of every clause.

A dedicated ChalkBee unit is still needed for this requirement.