use apostrophes, ellipsis, colons, brackets, dashes and hyphens

Fill in the possessive apostrophe, if and where you think it is needed: The boys football kits were hanging on their pegs.

• The boys' football kits were hanging on their pegs.

• The boy's football kits were hanging on their pegs.

• The boys football kits were hanging on their pegs.

• The boys’s football kits were hanging on their pegs.

Fill in the possessive apostrophe, if and where you think it is needed: The boys mum came to watch the football game.

• The boy's mum came to watch the football game.

• The boys' mum came to watch the football game.

• The boys mum's came to watch the football game.

• The boys mum came to watch the football game's.

Fill in the possessive apostrophe, if and where you think it is needed: My friends dog is really friendly.

• My friend's dog is really friendly.

• My friends' dog is really friendly.

• My friends dog is really friendly.

• My friend dog is really friendly.

Fill in the possessive apostrophe, if and where you think it is needed: The girls enjoyed their birthday sleepover.

• The girls' enjoyed their birthday sleepover. (If referring to more than one girl)

• The girl's enjoyed their birthday sleepover. (If referring to more than one girl)

• The girls enjoyed their birthday sleepover. (If referring to more than one girl)

• The girls enjoyed their birthday's sleepover. (If referring to more than one girl)

Fill in the possessive apostrophe, if and where you think it is needed: The womens cakes were set out ready to be judged.

Fill in the apostrophe of omission, if and where you think it is needed: Ive always liked the way my mum cooks Shepherd’s Pie.

• I've always liked the way my mum cooks Shepherd’s Pie.

• Ive always liked the way my mum cooks Shepherd’s Pie.

• I'v always liked the way my mum cooks Shepherd’s Pie.

• Iv'e always liked the way my mum cooks Shepherd’s Pie.

Fill in the apostrophe of omission, if and where you think it is needed: Let me help you with your homework.

• Let me help you with your homework. (No apostrophe needed)

• Let me help you with your home'work.

• Let me help you with you'r homework.

• Let me help you with your homeworks'.

Fill in the apostrophe of omission, if and where you think it is needed: She told me that youre her best friend in the entire world!

• She told me that you're her best friend in the entire world!

• She told me that youre' her best friend in the entire world!

• She told me that your'e her best friend in the entire world!

• She told me that your her best friend in the entire world!

Fill in the apostrophe of omission, if and where you think it is needed: “Its been a really difficult day!” exclaimed the teacher.

• “It's been a really difficult day!” exclaimed the teacher.

• “Its' been a really difficult day!” exclaimed the teacher.

• “Its been a really difficult day!” exclaimed the teacher.

• “It s been a really difficult day!” exclaimed the teacher.

Fill in the apostrophe of omission, if and where you think it is needed: The dog buried its bone underneath the gooseberry bush.