WorksheetsTutor Ted Possessive Apostrophes
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Select the TWO uses of an apostrophe from the list below:
creating a contraction
matching a pronoun with its subject
showing possession
freaking out all of its punctuation mark friends by levitating
People are the only subjects that can possess other things.
true
false
Consider the sentence below and select the best answer:
I admired the building’s intricate design.
The building belongs to me.
The intricate design belongs to the building.
The building belongs to the intricate design.
It had those crazy Airblade hand dryers in all the bathrooms.
When multiple girls bake multiple pies, you refer to these desserts as
the girls pies
the girl's pies
the girls' pies
"It's" represents
"it is" or "it has"
“it is” or “it was”
the possessive form of “it”
Stephen King’s crowning achievement, hands down
Which of the following is just really not a thing?
its
it's
its'
January 21st: National Squirrel Appreciation Day
"Their" is
a place
the plural possessive form of "they"
a contraction of "they are"
a fake word because i before e, amiright?
"Who's" is
a contraction of "who is" or "who has"
the possessive form of who
another spelling of whose
the sound of an owl and a snake arguing
Though dysentery halted the groups progress for a month, they were back on the Oregon Trail soon enough.
NO CHANGE
group's progress for a month,
groups' progress for a month,
group's progress for a month
The legendary writer and naturalist began his observations during childhood, in the forests around his familys’ home in western Massachusetts.
NO CHANGE
family's
families'
Families
A long period of “salutary neglect” from the British crown ensued, and its’ effect on the development of state and national identity in the colonies was immeasurable.
NO CHANGE
it's
among historians, it's
its
Ulysses went on many journey's that encompassed strange and terrifying adventures.
NO CHANGE
journies
journeys'
journeys
Only one of these sentences uses all apostrophes correctly.
The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.
The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.
The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.
The team's managers attitude was affecting all the player's performance.
