Apostrophes and contractions Flashcards

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1
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Choose the correct word: The oak tree is shedding its/it’s leaves

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its

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

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It’s

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

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it’s

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

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it’s

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

dinner

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its

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

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It’s

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

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We’d

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

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couldn’t

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

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isn’t

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

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won’t

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Write the correct contraction: Let us finish studying now

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Let’s

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Write the correct contraction: We are all ready to go

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We’re

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13
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Write the correct contraction: I have not visited Jump Around yet

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haven’t

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Write the correct contraction: I have visited Jump Around

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I’ve

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

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Why’ll

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16
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the television of the Smiths

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The Smiths’ television

17
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the tail of the dog

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the dog’s tail

18
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the names of the children

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the children’s names

19
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the birthday of my mother

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my mother’s birthday

20
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Choose the correct words: In the current conflict its/it’s uncertain whose/who’se/who’s borders there/their/they’re contesting

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it’s
whose
they’re

21
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Choose the correct words: Your/You’re going to get into trouble if you dont/don’t/do’nt clean your/you’re room

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You’re
don’t
your

22
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the novel of Dickens

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Dickens’s novel

23
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the republic of the people

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The people’s republic

24
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the camera belonging to James

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James’s camera

25
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the tips of the waiters

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the waiters’ tips

26
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TRICK QUESTION for interest: where do apostrophes go in this sentence? Cows milk and goats cheese are examples of dairy products

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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).

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

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In two days time, Mary will be six years old

28
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Rewrite the sentence using the apostrophe correctly:After several years work, Matt produced a novel

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After several years’ work, Matt produced a novel

29
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the wife of the boss

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the boss’s wife

30
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Choose the correct word: The VIP’s/VIPs will all arrive in 10 minutes/minute’s/minutes’ time

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VIPs

minutes

31
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the teeth of the sharks

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the sharks’ teeth

32
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the teeth of the shark

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the shark’s teeth

33
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the house of Mrs Adams

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Mrs Adams’s house

34
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Rewrite the following phrases using an apostrophe to show ownership: the passengers of the bus

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The bus’s passengers