Possessive Apostrophes: bottle-nosed dolphin
Whiteboard Challenges
Challenge 1
Read the first sentence and add the missing apostrophe to the correct position in the word ‘dolphins.’
Challenge 2
Read the second sentence. Does the position of the apostrophe tell you that the sentence is talking about one or more than one oyster? How do you know?
Challenge 3
Write your own scintillating sentence about the bottle-nosed dolphins featured in the film clip. 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) Each dolphins timing skills are essential to the group’s success.
2) The oysters’ razor sharp shells can be lethal to the dolphins.
Word Wall
bottle-nosed dolphin
oyster
pod
teamwork
beached
synchronised
intelligent
razor-sharp
bow wave
unison
charged
timing
dangerous
hunter
stranded