This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We will try the cupcakes because they are Tara's, not yours. Unlike you, Tara doesn't sneeze into the mixing bowl! A) Does'nt. B) Taras. C) Your's. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 2. Which sentence shows the correct use of an apostrophe to show possession? A) Johns' car. B) Johns car. C) Johns' cars. D) John's car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John's car. 3. Choose the answer that is correct A) You can enter Mr. Lucas' office when you are ready. B) You can enter Mr. Lucas's office when you are ready. C) You can enter Mr. Lucas office when you are ready. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You can enter Mr. Lucas' office when you are ready. 4. No, I think that they are theirs. A) Their's. B) No change. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 5. Which sentence shows the correct use of apostrophes?We arent finished sewing Jackies coat. A) We are'nt finished sewing Jackies' coat. B) We aren't finished sewing Jackie's coat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We aren't finished sewing Jackie's coat. 6. The bag belonging to the man. A) The man's bag. B) The mans' bag. C) The mans bag. D) The man, s bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man's bag. 7. Its not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. A) It is'nt easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. B) Its not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. C) Its' not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. D) It's not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. 8. Choose the sentence that correctly applies apostrophe rules for plural possession. A) The Smith's house is very old. B) The Smithes' house is very old. C) The Smiths house is very old. D) The Smiths' house is very old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Smiths' house is very old. 9. Edit the sentence. If no error, select 'no change.'Sentence:No earthquake has since compared to the Northridge earthquake of 97'. A) 1997. B) '97. C) Nineteen hundred and ninety-seven. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '97. 10. Find the contraction in the sentence:They're coming over for dinner. A) Over. B) Coming. C) Dinner. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 11. Identify the correct apostrophe placement for possession in the following sentence:"The teachers lounge is on the second floor." A) Teacher's. B) Teachers'. C) Teacher's. D) Teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teacher's. 12. 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. 13. 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) No, it should be "The geese's feathers were white.". B) No, it should be "The geese's feather's were white.". C) Yes, it is correct. D) No, it should be "The geese's feathers were white." (no change needed). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, it is correct. 14. 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. 15. Choose the correct past tense form of the verb "to swim" . A) Swam. B) Swum. C) Swim. D) Swimmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swam. 16. Which sentence best shows the difference in meaning between "to" and "too" ? A) I want to go to. B) I want to go two. C) I want to go too. D) I want too go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I want to go too. 17. We could'nt see well from our seats, so when Byron and his friends left to buy popcorn, we stole theirs. A) Couldn't. B) No change. C) Friend's. D) Their's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 18. Which of the following words is an absolute possessive? A) Her's. B) Your's. C) Ours. D) Their's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ours. 19. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun 'children'. A) Child's. B) Children's. C) Childrens'. D) Childs'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children's. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun 'woman'. A) Womans. B) Woman's. C) Womans'. D) Womans's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woman's. 23. What is the plural possessive form of the word 'child'? A) Child's. B) Childrens'. C) Childs'. D) Children's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children's. 24. Select the superlative adjective to complete the sentence: "Of all the runners, she is the ..... " A) Fast. B) Fastest. C) Faster. D) Fastly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fastest. 25. 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) . 26. The jumper that belongs to the boy. A) The boys jumper. B) The boy's jumper. C) The boys' jumper. D) The boy, s jumper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy's jumper. 27. What is the correct contraction for 'I have'? A) I'have. B) I'v. C) I've. D) Ive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I've. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. 31. My ..... screen is broken. A) Laptops. B) Laptop's. C) Laptops'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laptop's. 32. Form a contraction for 'cannot' A) Canot. B) Cann't. C) Cant. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 33. 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) Its a sunny day in June. D) It's a sunny day in June. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's a sunny day in June. 34. The rose vase tipped over. (Yes, there is ownership. The vase belongs to the rose.) A) No change. B) Roses. C) Rose's. D) Roses'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rose's. 35. 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. 36. 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. 37. 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. 38. Choose the correct comparative adjective to complete the sentence: "This puzzle is ..... than that one." A) Hard. B) Harder. C) Hardly. D) Hardest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harder. 39. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession. A) The dog's leash is on the table. B) The dogs leash is on the table. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog's leash is on the table. 40. Lets see if we can spot the Thunderbirds nest. A) Lets see if we can spot the Thunderbird's nest. B) Lets' see if we can spot the Thunderbird nest. C) Let's see if we can spot the Thunderbirds' nest. D) Let's see if we can spot the Thunderbird's nest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Let's see if we can spot the Thunderbird's nest. 41. A student writes: "Its a beautiful day." How would you correct the apostrophe error in this sentence? A) It, s a beautiful day. B) Its' a beautiful day. C) It's a beautiful day. D) Its a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's a beautiful day. 42. The pens that belong to the girls. A) The girls pens. B) The girls' pens. C) The girl's pens. D) The girl, s pens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girls' pens. 43. Select the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly for a contraction and possession. A) Its a shame that the dogs' bone is missing. B) It's a shame that the dog's bone is missing. C) It's a shame that the dogs bone is missing. D) Its a shame that the dog's bone is missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's a shame that the dog's bone is missing. 44. "I'd love to see ..... come back to Dallas, " she said. A) Ya'll. B) Y'all. C) Yall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Y'all. 45. **BONUS**What does singular and plural mean? A) The setting where the story takes place. B) Singular means only one and plural means more than one. C) A phrase to give the text meaning. D) Singular gives an object meaning and plural describes what the noun is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singular means only one and plural means more than one. 46. All of the phone screens in the store were cracked. A) Phones. B) Phone's. C) No change. D) Phones'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phones'. 47. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to separate items in a list with internal commas? A) We visited New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; and Miami, Florida. B) We visited New York; New York; Los Angeles; California; and Miami; Florida. C) We visited New York, New York:Los Angeles, California:and Miami, Florida. D) We visited New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, and Miami, Florida.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We visited New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; and Miami, Florida. 48. Find the Correct answer choice. A) Its not that hard, isnt it?. B) "It's not that hard, isn't it?". C) It's not that hard, isnt it?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "It's not that hard, isn't it?". 49. The dog of the boys A) The boy's dog. B) The boys' dog. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boys' dog. 50. Write a sentence using a colon to introduce a list. A) The grocery list includes:apples, bananas, and oranges. B) The grocery list includes; apples, bananas, and oranges. C) The grocery list includes apples, bananas, and oranges. D) The grocery list includes:apples; bananas; and oranges.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The grocery list includes:apples, bananas, and oranges. 51. Choose the correct form: " ..... books are on the table." A) They're. B) Their. C) Theirs. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 52. Which word best completes the sentence: "She gave me good ..... before the test." A) Advices. B) Advising. C) Advise. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advice. 53. She said that the books are yours. A) Yours's. B) No change. C) Yours'. D) Your's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 54. Select the sentence with the correct use of an apostrophe for a contraction. A) I cant believe it!. B) I can't' believe it!TagsQuickeasyChanakyaGrammarINDEFINITE. C) I cant' believe it!. D) I can't believe it!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I can't believe it!. 55. Is the apostrophe used correctly?Kassies pencil's are in her backpack. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 56. What is the correct contraction of 'do not'? A) Dint. B) Dun. C) Don't. D) Dnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't. 57. What is one way an apostrophe can be used? A) To show contraction. B) To emphasize a word. C) To indicate a question. D) To show possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show possession. 58. (It's/Its) one of the reasons why I love camping. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 59. Write a sentence using an apostrophe to show possession for a plural noun ending in "s" . A) The teacher's lounge is on the second floor. B) The teachers's lounge is on the second floor.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) The teachers' lounge is on the second floor. D) The teachers lounge is on the second floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teachers' lounge is on the second floor. 60. Identify the sentence with the correct usage of a colon. A) There are three things I need to buy:milk, bread, and eggs. B) There are three things I need to buy; milk, bread, and eggs. C) There are three things I need to buy milk, bread, and eggs. D) There are three things I need to buy:milk; bread; and eggs.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. 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