Apostrophes and contractions

Question 1

Choose the correct word: The oak tree is shedding its/it’s leaves

Answer 1

its

Question 2

Choose the correct word: Its/It’s only 6pm but I am already tired

Answer 2

It’s

Question 3

Choose the correct word: When your dog grows up, its/it’s going to be really big

Answer 3

it’s

Question 4

Choose the correct word: I wonder if its/it’s going to rain tomorrow

Answer 4

it’s

Question 5

Choose the correct word: The cat is enjoyng its/it’s

dinner

Answer 5

its

Question 6

Choose the correct word: Its/It’s almost time for exams to start

Answer 6

It’s

Question 7

Write the correct contraction: We would love to come to your party

Answer 7

We’d

Question 8

Write the correct contraction: Matt could not remember the name of his teacher

Answer 8

couldn’t

Question 9

Write the correct contraction: Adam is not listening to his mother

Answer 9

isn’t

Question 10

Write the correct contraction: Emma and Kim will not be able to make it to the movie

Answer 10

won’t

Question 11

Write the correct contraction: Let us finish studying now

Answer 11

Let’s

Question 12

Write the correct contraction: We are all ready to go

Answer 12

We’re

Question 13

Write the correct contraction: I have not visited Jump Around yet

Answer 13

haven’t

Question 14

Write the correct contraction: I have visited Jump Around

Answer 14

I’ve

Question 15

Write the correct contraction: Why will you be late for school?

Answer 15

Why’ll

Question 16

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the television of the Smiths

Answer 16

The Smiths’ television

Question 17

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the tail of the dog

Answer 17

the dog’s tail

Question 18

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the names of the children

Answer 18

the children’s names

Question 19

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the birthday of my mother

Answer 19

my mother’s birthday

Question 20

Choose the correct words: In the current conflict its/it’s uncertain whose/who’se/who’s borders there/their/they’re contesting

Answer 20

it’s
whose
they’re

Question 21

Choose the correct words: Your/You’re going to get into trouble if you dont/don’t/do’nt clean your/you’re room

Answer 21

You’re
don’t
your

Question 22

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the novel of Dickens

Answer 22

Dickens’s novel

Question 23

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the republic of the people

Answer 23

The people’s republic

Question 24

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the camera belonging to James

Answer 24

James’s camera

Question 25

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the tips of the waiters

Answer 25

the waiters' tips

Question 26

TRICK QUESTION for interest: where do apostrophes go in this sentence? Cows milk and goats cheese are examples of dairy products

Answer 26

cow's milk goat's cheese Note: it is not about how many cows produced the milk. It is about what kind of animal produced the milk. This is why the milk we put in our coffee is cow's milk (the milk of an animal called a cow) and not cows' milk (the milk from several cows).

Question 27

Rewrite the sentence using the apostrophe correctly: In two days time Mary will be six years old

Answer 27

In two days time, Mary will be six years old

Question 28

Rewrite the sentence using the apostrophe correctly:After several years work, Matt produced a novel

Answer 28

After several years' work, Matt produced a novel

Question 29

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the wife of the boss

Answer 29

the boss's wife

Question 30

Choose the correct word: The VIP's/VIPs will all arrive in 10 minutes/minute's/minutes' time

Answer 30

VIPs | minutes

Question 31

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the teeth of the sharks

Answer 31

the sharks' teeth

Question 32

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the teeth of the shark

Answer 32

the shark's teeth

Question 33

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the house of Mrs Adams

Answer 33

Mrs Adams's house

Question 34

Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the passengers of the bus

Answer 34

The bus's passengers