Commonly Confused Words

What is the difference between 'who's' and 'whose'?

• 'Who's' is a contraction for 'who is' or 'who has', while 'whose' indicates possession.

• 'Who's' is used to ask about a person, while 'whose' is used to ask about ownership.

• 'Who's' and 'whose' are interchangeable in sentences.

• 'Who's' is a possessive form, while 'whose' is a contraction.

What is the possessive form of 'who'?

• Whoes

• Whom

• Whose

• Whos

What type of word is 'whose'?

• A possessive pronoun.

• A conjunction.

• An adjective.

• An adverb.

What does the verb 'lie' mean?

• To recline

• To tell a falsehood

• To remain inactive

• To sit upright

Provide an example of a sentence using 'loose'.

• The shirt is too loose for me.

• The shirt is too tight for me.

• The shirt is too small for me.

• The shirt is too big for me.

What is the opposite of 'loose'?

• Tight

• Baggy

• Loosey

• Slack

Fill in the blank: __________ booger is this?

• Whose

• Who

• Which

• What

Complete the sentence: His ferret is bigger __________ my dog!

• than

• as

• like

• over

Create a sentence using 'whose' correctly.

• Whose jacket is this on the chair?

• Who is jacket is this on the chair?

• Whose is this jacket on the chair?

• Whose this jacket is on the chair?

How can you remember the difference between 'whose' and 'who's'?

• 'Whose' has an 's' for possession, while 'who's' has an apostrophe for a contraction.

• 'Who's' is used for possession, while 'whose' is a contraction.

• Both 'whose' and 'who's' are used for possession.

• 'Whose' is a contraction, while 'who's' indicates a question.