Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Contractions
This slideshow lesson focuses on apostrophes and contractions; it defines contractions and shows how contractions are formed using apostrophes for the missing letters. It provides a contraction chart including the contraction, its...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Possession
This lesson focuses on the use of apostrophes to show possession. It explains when to add apostrophe s, when to add only an apostrophe, how to show joint possession, and how to show possession with compound nouns. It provides examples of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Possession
Six slides introducing apostrophes and how they can be used properly with singular and plural nouns to show possession.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Punctuation (English I Writing)
Learn proofreading techniques to use in checking for correct punctuation.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Strategies for Editing: Practice 3 (English I Writing)
Proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Other
Grammar quizzes.com: Possessive Nouns: Indicating Possession
A series of carts containing rules and examples of possessives including singular and plural common nouns, proper nouns, inanimate nouns, days and holidays, and numbers and letters. A fourteen-question practice exercise follows the...
Other
Sandhills Community College: Punctuation Guide
Lists, defines and describes the uses of many elements of English punctuation, including the period, comma, semicolon, colon, apostrophe, quotation, hyphen, and dash. Includes several examples.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Possessive Pronoun and Apostrophe
This Purdue Online Writing Lab article explains the three uses of the apostrophe.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Apostrophes
This lesson has twenty items to test your understanding of apostrophes. Print the exercise and punctuate correctly. Answers are provided at the end of the exercise, along with an online handout on the rules for using apostrophes.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Skills: Possessives
This lesson focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the standard use of apostrophes when using both singular and plural. It also provides a practice exercise.
Learning Games For Kids
Learning Games for Kids: Where Does the Apostrophe Go?
Play this online learning game by showing where the apostrophe would go in several different contractions. Master all three levels to win the game.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Contractions
This tutorial explores how contractions are used. Includes a list of common contractions.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercise Plurals & Possessives
This site offers exercises in the sometimes confusing use of plurals of possessives. In each space write "C" if correct, or "I" if incorrect. Then click on "Submit Application" for the answers.
Other
Tidewater Community College: Writing Center: Apostrophes
Discusses the two main functions of apostrophes: contractions and forming possessives.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Possessive
Learn to use apostrophes to indicate possession, or ownership -- and when not to use them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Contractions
Apostrophes help shorten words by creating contractions. Learn how to spot them!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Apostrophes and Plurals
Apostrophes are generally not used to form English plurals, but there are a few exceptions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meet the Apostrophe
Apostrophes have many important uses in the English language, and this exercise will give you an introduction to those uses!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Advanced (Plural) Possession
Possessive plurals have a complicated relationship with apostrophes, but this exercise is here to help you understand it!
English Plus+
Apostrophes With Possessives of More Than One Owner
When to use the apostrophe when more than one person shares the same item, and when similar items are owned individually by different owners. Examples are provided.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms a E
The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder: Apostrophe
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "apostrophe" in English punctuation.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophe Guidelines for Possessives
This lesson explains the use of apostrophes to form possessives.