Understanding 'It's' vs 'Its'

Understanding 'It's' vs 'Its'

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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This video tutorial teaches the correct usage of 'it's' with an apostrophe and 'its' without an apostrophe. It explains that 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has', while 'its' is a possessive pronoun. The video provides examples and introduces a two-word test to help decide when to use an apostrophe. Viewers are encouraged to practice with a quiz and access additional resources.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of this video?

To demonstrate how to start a car.

To provide a printable worksheet.

To explain how to subscribe to a channel.

To teach the difference between 'it's' and 'its'.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'it's' with an apostrophe usually mean?

It was

It is

It can

It will

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the contraction 'it's' a combination of?

It and is

It and was

It and can

It and will

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a contraction, what does the apostrophe replace?

A letter or letters

A punctuation mark

A sentence

A word

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the apostrophe in 'it's' replace?

The letter 'e'

The letter 's'

The letter 'i'

The letter 't'

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a helpful memory trick for remembering 'it's'?

Picture the apostrophe as the letters it replaces.

Picture the apostrophe as a comma.

Picture the apostrophe as a period.

Picture the apostrophe as a question mark.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'its' without an apostrophe indicate?

A contraction

A command

Possession

A question

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