Curated OER
Apostrophes and Quotation Marks
After a brief explanation of two uses for apostrophes (ownership and contractions) learners are asked to choose the correct word in 10 sentences. The same pattern is repeated for the use of quotation marks. The worksheet could be used...
Curated OER
Grammar Worksheets: Apostrophe Errors
Do your young grammarians confuse their it’s and its? Their they’re, there, and their? You’re lucky because help is here! After a brief but succinct explanation of the proper use of apostrophes and homophones, learners show what they've...
Curated OER
Possessive Apostrophes
Apostrophes are important when indicating ownership. Have third graders rewrite several sentences to include possessive apostrophes, both singular and plural. A great addition to a proofreading unit or a warm-up grammar activity.
San José State University
Possessive Apostrophes
A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...
Curated OER
Possessives
What is a possessive? Review the information at the top of the page before asking your class to work on this independently. For the first eight questions, your learners add the necessary s's and apostrophes when appropriate. For the...
Curated OER
Apostrophes Used in Contractions and Possessions
In this writing worksheet, pupils read about the proper use of apostrophes in possessives and contractions. They decide if 10 statements are written correctly and correct any errors that they find.
Curated OER
Apostrophes for Contraction and Ownership
In this apostrophes activity, 4th graders join 5 pairs of words to create contractions with apostrophes. Students then place the missing apostrophes into the text to show ownership.
Curated OER
The Belonging Apostrophe
In this apostrophe worksheet, students shorten a phrase by putting an apostrophe showing ownership into that phrase. Students shorten 15 phrases and put 10 words with apostrophes into their own sentences.
Curated OER
The Power Of Possessives
The whole class with get when to use an apostrophe after this activity. They use apostrophes to show possession or ownership. This activity includes a discussion starter, a practice exercise, a story activity, and a practice worksheet.
Curated OER
Here's an Instant Activity for December 17, 2007
Fourth graders complete a spelling activity to learn how to spell with apostrophes. For this spelling lesson, 4th graders complete an oral spelling activity with their teacher. Students then complete the Instant Activity worksheet for...
Curated OER
Possessives
For this possessives worksheet, students read 8 sentences, circle the words that are missing apostrophes, and rewrite the words with the apostrophe. Students also write eight sentences showing ownership of 8 given words.
Curated OER
Commas In Lists
In this punctuation worksheet, students rewrite ten sentences, correctly inserting commas in lists of objects. Students then fill in the blanks in ten sentences with commas where needed.
Curated OER
Introducing Grammar: Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
Focusing on correct grammar usasge as well as the concept of language evolution, this conventions lesson prompts middle and high schoolers to examine the structure of sentences and word classes (parts of speech). Use the three activites...
Curated OER
Possessive
In this possessive worksheet, students review and discuss how to recognize whether a plural noun is possessive or not and decide if five sentences are correct or wrong.
Curated OER
Pronouns
In these pronouns worksheets, students review the definitions of different types of pronouns and then complete three pages of activities to help them with the pronoun types.
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!
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...
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes: Lesson 13
This lesson introduces apostrophes and how they are used. It is 13 of 13 in the series titled "Apostrophes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes: Lesson 9
This lesson introduces apostrophes and how they are used. It is 9 of 13 in the series titled "Apostrophes."
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.
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer's Apostrophes Showing Possession
This site discusses the correct and incorrect usage of apostrophes to show possession and examples are provided. Note that links are provided at the bottom of the page for other specific uses of the apostrophe.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophe Guidelines for Possessives
This lesson explains the use of apostrophes to form possessives.
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.