Fascinating Facts About Burps

Practice using apostrophes while you learn about burping.

From the December 2021/January 2022 Issue

Featured Skill: Writing and Editing,

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Grammar Rules

1. Add an apostrophe to a noun to show possession:

For a singular noun (like dog) or a plural noun that doesn’t end in s (like people), add ’s to the end of the word.
For a plural noun ending in s (like dogs), just add an apostrophe after the s.

2. Use an apostrophe to replace a missing letter or letters in a contraction (like don’t for do not).

Directions: On your own document, add in the 10 missing apostrophes below. We completed number 1 for you.

1. Ever feel like something’s bubbling up in your belly? It’s time to burp! A burp is your body’s way of getting rid of gas.

2. Gas gets into your body when you eat or drink. Thats because you swallow some air with your food. Your stomach doesnt want the gas. So it burps the gas right back out.

3. Bet youve never seen a cat burp. That’s because cats burps are rare. Since cats mostly breathe through their nose, they dont usually swallow extra air.