Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Is This Correct? (Apostrophe)
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of using apostrophe's correctly. Immediate feedback is given.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ten Minute Grammar Lessons Apostrophes
[Free Registration/Login Required] These lessons are intended to be used by English Language Arts teachers in grades 6-8 for a quick, whole-class review of the rules for using apostrophes.
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
Other
Illinois State University: Punctuation Made Simple
Brief tutorial on how to use some of the most confusing punctuation marks: colon, semicolon, comma, dash, and the apostrophe.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Punctuation
Punctuation is the point of this lesson. You'll learn to put the right dots and squiggles in the appropriate places in your writing. You'll review the conventions of punctuation used in academic English. Then you will apply what you...
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Contractions
This resource allows students the opportunity to master the concept of contractions through contractions word list, flash cards, and test. The interactive voice reads, spells and uses each word in a sentence to ensure comprehension.
English Zone
English Zone: Contractions Practice
This interactive word study skills site improves students' understanding of contractions with online practice.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Possesives Examples
Resource provides an explanation and examples of possessive nouns.
Language Guide
Language Guide: La Posesion
A basic explanation of pronouns used to show possession. Examples are interactive audio files for modeling correct pronunciation. A link to a practice quiz is provided.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Contractions
This tutorial explores how contractions are used. Includes a list of common contractions.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The King's English: Punctuation
This is the Punctuation chapter from H.W. Fowler's The King?s English, 2nd ed. (1908), which provides the rules of use for British English punctuation in the early 20th century. Many of these rules still apply.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Contractions
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will understand the use of the apostrophe in creating contractions (couldn't, we'll, I'd).
Other
Sta: Punctuation and Capitalization Rules
Use this handy guide for a quick reference to punctuation and capitalization rules. Includes rules for end marks, apostrophes, capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and many more!
English Zone
English Zone: Contraction Quizzes
This collection of contraction quizzes allows students to respond and then view the correct answer.
Quia
Quia: Contractions (Word Search Game)
An interactive game in which students must "find" the contractions embedded in a word search. Contractions may be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Colonial Literature: Edward Taylor and "Huswifery"
This lesson focuse on Edward Taylor and his poem "Huswifery." Unlike most Colonial literature, Taylor used poetry as a medium to praise God as shown in the poem "Huswifery." Students are asked to read the poem and look for examples of...