Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing: Apostrophe
This lesson focuses on the rules for apostrophe use. It includes a list of rules and examples of apostrophe use and links to a website on apostrophe rules.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes
This slideshow lesson lists the uses of apostrophes: to show possession, create contractions, and identify missing letters. It explains the rules for each of these uses and provides examples.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: The Apostrophe
This site focuses on the three uses for apostrophes: forming possessives of nouns, forming plurals of lowercase letters, and showing omission of letters and provides examples of each.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Apostrophe
What is an apostrophe? Where are apostrophes found in writing? Use this website to learn more about these crazy little punctuation marks.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Apostrophes
This resource looks at the three main uses of apostrophes: to take the place of deleted letters; to show possession; and to show plurals of letters, numbers, symbols, abbreviations and words used as words.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Apostrophe
This entry explains and provides examples of when and how to use the apostrophe to show ownership and to form the plural of letters, numbers, and signs used as words. It also explains when not to use apostrophes such as with the pronoun...
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Towson University
Towson University: Apostrophe Use Exercise 4
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Other
Punctuation Mark Rules: The Apostrophe
An informational site detailing some of the uses and misuses of the "apostrophe" in English punctuation. Also includes several examples.
Better English Lessons
Better English Lessons: Apostrophe S Matching Exercise
This is a 20-question, self-grading quiz over the use of apostrophes.
Other
Illinois State U.: Punctuation Made Simple Apostrophes
What is an apostrophe and how is it used properly in punctuation? "Punctuation Made Simple," gives some concrete examples for apostrophe use.
Other
Sandhills Community College: The Apostrophe
A valuable resource for learning about the uses of the apostrophe in English punctuation, including apostrophes with possessive nouns as well as contractions. Provides examples.
Other
Bellevue Community College: Apostrophes [Pdf]
Resource explains the three uses of the apostrophe and provides examples. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Apostrophe Use Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Apostrophes.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
U of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Punctuation
Writing center tutorial for how to correctly use various types of punctuation, including the apostrophe in contractions, possessives, and pronouns.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Apostrophe Rules
This page focuses on the rules for the uses and misuses of the apostrophe including contractions and omissions, possessive nouns, possessive pronouns, how to write joint possession, plurals, apostrophes with surrounding punctuation, and...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Possessive Case of Nouns: Rules and Examples
This page expains the rules for forming possessive nouns and provides examples.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes: Tutorial
In this slideshow tutorial, the punctuation topic of "the apostrophe" is reviewed. Each slide provides a different purpose for using an apostrophe.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Contractions
This lesson focuses on apostrophes and contractions; it defines contractions and discusses how they are formed by using the apostrophe to replace the missing letters. It provides a list of common contractions and the words they stand...
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.
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.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Readability: Contractions, Acronyms, and Numbers
This lesson plan focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the standard uses of apostrophes including in possessives, contractions, acronyms, and numbers. It also provides a practice activity.