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CONTRACTIONS AND POSSESSIVE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ms. Meister is my coach. _____ in the gym.
a)
She's
b)
Shese
c)
Hers
2.
What is a contraction?
a)
a word with a suffix
b)
a word with a beginning added to it
c)
two words put together to make a shorter word
d)
a word with a prefix
3.
What is the correct contraction for 
WOULD NOT
a)
wouldnt
b)
would'nt
c)
wouldn't
d)
wouldnt'
4.
What two words make up the contraction we'd?
a)
we did
b)
we had
c)
we would
d)
we said
5.
What two words make up the contraction could've?
a)
could had
b)
could not
c)
could have
d)
could would
6.

A contraction combines two or more words to create one word.

a)

True- two to three words make up a contraction

b)

False- Two words only make up a contraction

7.

What is the punctuation mark in a contraction?

a)

a comma

b)

a semicolon

c)

an apostrophe

8.

Contractions should NOT be used when? (more than 1 answer)

a)

In formal letters

b)

in every day speech

c)

In school essays and papers

d)

on TV

9.

What kind of possessive is mine?

a)

Possessive adjective

b)

Possessive pronoun

10.

What kind of possessive is hers?

a)

Possessive adjective

b)

Possessive pronoun

11.
What is the correct contraction for the following word pair?
a)
they've
b)
they'have
c)
they'ave
d)
the've
12.
An apostrophe should be used for numbers that are plural nouns. EXAMPLE: 1920's
a)
True
b)
False
13.

The bag of oranges and their color. The ________ color.

a)

oranges color

b)

orange's color

c)

oranges'

d)

orange colors

14.

The environment that belongs to all people. The ________ environment.

a)

peoples environment

b)

people's environment

c)

people environments

d)

peoples' environment

15.
__________ now possible for schools throughout the word to be linked on the Internet. 
a)
Its
b)
It's
16.
A school can partner with a "Sister School" overseas to learn about _______ land and culture.
a)
its
b)
it's
17.

Choose all incorrect sentences.

a)

They're going to the store.

b)

There going to the store.

c)

Their going to the store.

18.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

Your eating my shorts!

b)

You're eating my shorts!

c)

Ur eating my shorts!

d)

U're eating my shorts x 1034

19.

see & sea are:

a)

homogeneous

b)

homophones

c)

homosapiens

d)

homonyms

20.

That ___________ ears are huge!

a)

elephant's

b)

elephants'