Apostrophes is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on the apostrophe in a possessive and in a contraction, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.2. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
L.2.2
Rewrite each sentence correctly.
The lions paw was huge.
The dogs bowl was empty.
Sami didnt see the branch.
The crows beak could not reach.
LessonPrint · L.2.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practises the apostrophe in a possessive and in a contraction — 4 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core L.2.2: Capitalise proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught. The instruction to pupils is “Rewrite each sentence correctly”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2 — L.2.2, in the Language domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
Apostrophes is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on L.2.2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Yes. All 4 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Yes. Apostrophes, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Yes — “Apostrophes and Spelling Patterns” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for L.2.2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Apostrophes is the practice that follows it.
Capitalise proper nouns, use apostrophes and commas, and spell patterns you have been taught.
Teaching this next? Apostrophes and Spelling Patterns is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.