Grades 3–4
Daily Fix-It Sentences
Five quick warm-up sentences, one a day, each with two to four capital and punctuation mistakes to fix.
Writing worksheet · Capitalization and punctuation
Plural or Possessive?
Eight sentences where kids choose between a plural and a possessive, like cats and cat’s.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Capitalization, End punctuation, Commas and apostrophes, Editing for conventions
What kids do
“A plural means more than one (cats). A possessive shows who owns something and has an apostrophe (cat’s). Circle the word that fits.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Write a sentence with a plural and a possessive.
Words on this sheet
TheThreeMyWe saw fiveAll theThat iscatscat’sdogsdog’ssisterssister’shorseshorse’sbirdsstudent’sTomsflowersbird’sTom’sflower’s
Teacher tip
Ask “more than one, or belongs to?” for each word before kids choose.
How to use it
- Use a colored pencil for every fix so the edits stand out.
- Post an anchor chart of the rule where kids can see it while they work.
- Model the first answer on the board, thinking out loud as you write.
Watch for
Kids who fix the sheet but not their own writing. Connect the rule to the next writing task.
Talk about it
- Which mistake was the hardest to spot?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Have kids edit one paragraph of their own writing for this rule only.
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