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The Shoe Pile by the Front Door

Read a poem about a family's shoe pile. Students find contractions and possessives, write contractions as two words and fix missing apostrophes.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.2.2.c

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students find contractions and possessives in a poem.
  • Students write the two words that make a contraction.
  • Students add missing apostrophes to contractions and possessives.

How to use

Read the poem aloud and clap on each word with an apostrophe. Then have students find, write and fix the words on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.2.2.c

Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.

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The Shoe Pile by the Front Door

Find and write contractions and possessives in a poem.

Read the poem

Leo wrote this poem about the shoes by his family's front door. Each numbered part is a stanza.

The Shoe Pile

1There's a pile of shoes by our front door,
a pile so tall it hides the floor.
I can't find my sneakers anywhere,
so I'll sort this pile with lots of care.

2Papa's boots are big and covered in mud.
They land on the mat with a heavy thud.
Mama's sandals go beside the wall.
She doesn't wear them in the fall.

3Here's Nana's slipper, fuzzy and blue,
and here is the baby's tiny shoe.
The kitten's toy mouse is in here, too!
That isn't a shoe. What should I do?

4At last I spot two laces red.
"They're my sneakers!" I happily said.
Now all of our shoes are in a row.
We'll find them fast when it's time to go!

1.
Read stanza 1 again. Circle the three contractions.

There'sapileofshoesbyourfrontdoor,apilesotallithidesthefloor.Ican'tfindmysneakersanywhere,soI'llsortthispilewithlotsofcare.

2.
Read this line from stanza 2:
Papa's boots are big and covered in mud.
Why does Papa's have an apostrophe?
  • A. It stands for the words Papa is.
  • B. It shows there is more than one papa.
  • C. It shows the boots belong to Papa.
  • D. It shows that Papa is talking.
3.
Read stanza 3 again. Underline the three words that show who owns something.

Here'sNana'sslipper,fuzzyandblue,andhereisthebaby'stinyshoe.Thekitten'stoymouseisinhere,too!Thatisn'tashoe.WhatshouldIdo?

Contractions

A contraction is two words put together. An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters.

4.
Each contraction is from the poem. Write the two words that make it.

1. can't =  
2. I'll =  
3. doesn't =  
4. isn't =  
5. they're =  

5.
Leo wants to write we will as a contraction. Which is correct?
  • A. we'll
  • B. well
  • C. wel'l
  • D. we'ill

Fix Leo's list

Leo made a list of shoes to put away, but he forgot every apostrophe.

6.
Write each underlined word correctly. Add the missing apostrophe.

1. Papas boots go on the mat. →  
2. I cant find my hat. →  
3. The babys shoe is tiny. →  
4. Theyre under the bench. →  

7.
Which sentence is written correctly?
  • A. Mamas sandals are by the wall.
  • B. Mama's sandal's are by the wall.
  • C. Mamas' sandals are by the wall.
  • D. Mama's sandals are by the wall.
8.
Write two sentences about the shoes at your front door. Use a contraction in one sentence. Use a word that shows who owns something in the other.

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