ESL Ideas          (B=Beginning; I=Intermediate; T=Transitional)
(B) Students highlight apostrophes in a newspaper article or other written material. 
(B, I) Students use word cards to create sentences and correct punctuation.
(I, T) Students keep a writing log for which the teacher provides sentences that are incorrect which students then correct independently or with peers.
(B, I, T) For a simple Power Point presentation and links to exercises, see also Possessive Nouns Power Point.  For a more complete explanation of apostrophe and a downloadable Power Point, see The Apostrophe

Owl: The Apostrophe
(I, T) Two activities are online self-checking quizzes following handout that includes explanations and examples for the following: form possessives of nouns, show omission of letters, indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters

ESL Clubhouse
(I, T) Activity is an online self-checking contractions quiz

Possessives Quiz
(I, T) Activity is an online self-checking possessives quiz

Punctuation: Apostrophe
(I, T) Activity is an online self-checking quiz including explanation guidelines for using the apostrophe to form the possessive of nouns and pronouns

Punctuation Made Simple
(B, I, T) Apostrophe is explained in form of contractions and possessives including examples

Leo: Apostrophe Rules
(B, I, T) Apostrophe is explained including example tables for the following forms: singular nouns (not ending with -s), singular nouns (ending with -s), plural nouns (not ending with -s), and plural nouns (ending with -s)

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