This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the correct apostrophe placement for possession in the following sentence:"The teachers lounge is on the second floor." A) Teachers. B) Teacher's. C) Teachers'. D) Teacher's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher's. 2. When are we going to Grandma's house? A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 3. You are editing a paragraph and see the sentence: "The geese's feathers were white." Is the apostrophe used correctly to show possession? If not, how should it be written? A) Yes, it is correct. B) No, it should be "The geese's feathers were white.". C) No, it should be "The geese's feathers were white." (no change needed). D) No, it should be "The geese's feather's were white.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it is correct. 4. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession for a singular noun? A) The books' cover was torn. B) The book's cover was torn. C) The books cover was torn. D) The book cover was torn.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book's cover was torn. 5. Choose the correct past tense form of the verb "to swim" . A) Swimmed. B) Swam. C) Swum. D) Swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swam. 6. Which sentence best shows the difference in meaning between "to" and "too" ? A) I want to go two. B) I want too go to. C) I want to go too. D) I want to go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I want to go too. 7. We could'nt see well from our seats, so when Byron and his friends left to buy popcorn, we stole theirs. A) Friend's. B) Couldn't. C) Their's. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 8. Which of the following words is an absolute possessive? A) Ours. B) Your's. C) Their's. D) Her's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ours. 9. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun 'children'. A) Children's. B) Childrens'. C) Child's. D) Childs'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children's. 10. Select the sentence that correctly uses commas. A) They played swam and, ate at the beach. B) They played, swam, and ate at the beach. C) They played, swam, and ate, at the beach. D) They played, swam and ate, at the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They played, swam, and ate at the beach. 11. Bears hibernate during the winter. A) Bear's. B) Bears'. C) Correct as is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct as is. 12. The apostrophe goes BEFORE the "s" at the end of a word if more than one thing or a group of people possess something. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe in a contraction? A) Theyre going to the movies tonight. B) Theyre' going to the movies tonight.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. C) They'are going to the movies tonight. D) They're going to the movies tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're going to the movies tonight. 14. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun 'woman'. A) Womans. B) Womans'. C) Womans's. D) Woman's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Woman's. 15. What is the plural possessive form of the word 'child'? A) Child's. B) Childs'. C) Children's. D) Childrens'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's. 16. Select the superlative adjective to complete the sentence: "Of all the runners, she is the ..... " A) Fastest. B) Fastly. C) Fast. D) Faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fastest. 17. What punctuation mark is needed for this sentence?The girl looked confused and said "I don't know where it is" A) . B) ,. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 18. The jumper that belongs to the boy. A) The boys jumper. B) The boy's jumper. C) The boy, s jumper. D) The boys' jumper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy's jumper. 19. What is the correct contraction for 'I have'? A) I'have. B) I'v. C) Ive. D) I've. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I've. 20. The saying has been used for generations to declare its' the genuine article, the original and best. A) That it's. B) It has become. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That it's. 21. Where does the missing comma belong in the following sentence:The golf ball bounced, rolled and dropped into the cup. A) After golf. B) After ball. C) After rolled. D) No commas are missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After rolled. 22. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe in a contraction and commas in a series. A) He's going to buy milk, eggs, and bread. B) Hes going to buy milk eggs and bread.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's going to buy milk, eggs, and bread. 23. My ..... screen is broken. A) Laptops. B) Laptop's. C) Laptops'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laptop's. 24. Which sentence uses the apostrophe incorrectly? A) The books' cover is torn. (1 book). B) The cats' toys are everywhere. (2 cat). C) The students' homework is due. (2 students). D) It's raining outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The books' cover is torn. (1 book). 25. Form a contraction for 'cannot' A) Canot. B) Cann't. C) Can't. D) Cant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 26. Select the correct form:A) Its' a sunny day in June.B) It's a sunny day in June.C) Its a sunny day in June.D) It s a sunny day in June. A) It's a sunny day in June. B) Its a sunny day in June. C) It s a sunny day in June. D) Its' a sunny day in June. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's a sunny day in June. 27. The rose vase tipped over. (Yes, there is ownership. The vase belongs to the rose.) A) Roses. B) Rose's. C) Roses'. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rose's. 28. Don't forget to dot all of your i on the cards. A) I's. B) Is. C) No change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I's. 29. The pens of the teachers A) The teachers' pens. B) The teacher's pens. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teachers' pens. 30. Our dog at the last ..... of the birthday cake ..... right off the table? A) Peace. B) Piece. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piece. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesApostrophes Quiz 1Apostrophes Quiz 2Apostrophes Quiz 3Apostrophes Quiz 4Apostrophes Quiz 5Apostrophes Quiz 6Apostrophes Quiz 7Apostrophes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books