ESL Lesson Plan: Apostrophes

This ESL apostrophes grammar lesson plan will teach your students when to use apostrophes correctly. It includes a theory explanation and multiple, fun exercises.

This ESL apostrophes grammar lesson plan begins with an explanation of the grammar point, detailing how to form the apostrophes and when to use them. 

Then, the lesson moves onto sentence creation exercises for possessive apostrophes, and is followed by a sentence creation exercise for contractions. 

Next, are two fun multiple choice exercises. Exercise number 6 is a ‘find the mistake activity’ which challenges ESL learners to identify errors, sharpening their attention to detail. 

This ESL apostrophes grammar lesson plan ends with a true or false exercise. Students are given statements (containing an apostrophe), then the learners have to decide if they are true or false in relation to their lives. They have to explain their answers, where they will have to use apostrophes. 

Activities: 

1. Theory. 
2. Create sentences. 
3. Reword sentences. 
4. Possession: Multiple Choice. 
5. Contractions: Multiple Choice. 
6. Fix the mistakes. 
7. True or false.