This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Possessive Apostrophes – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. " (a) an alarming statistic considering the recent closure of a major hospital." A) A. It's. B) Its. C) Its'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It's. 2. Which of the following is a correct use of a possessive apostrophe? A) The cat's toy is under the couch. B) The cats' toy is under the couch. C) The cat toy's is under the couch. D) The cats toy's is under the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat's toy is under the couch. 3. The ..... desk was so messy that she could not find her glasses. A) Teacher's. B) Teachers. C) Teachers'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teacher's. 4. Choose the plural form of 'apple'. A) apple's B) apples C) applees D) apple is A) Applees. B) Apple is. C) B) apples. D) Apple's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B) apples. 5. Apostrophes in a contraction represnt where letters were removed. True/False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Choose the correct possessive form of the plural noun "dogs" . a) dog's b) dogs' c) dogs's d) dogs A) Dogs's. B) Dogs'. C) Dog's. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dogs. 7. Casey is eating his pizza A) Caseys' pizza. B) Casey's pizza. C) Casies pizza. D) Casies' pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Casey's pizza. 8. I have ..... keys. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 9. Choose the correct possessive form for the word 'girls'. A) Girlss'. B) Girls's. C) Girl's. D) Girls'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Girls'. 10. What is the correct possessive form of the plural noun "moose?" A) Moose's. B) Mooses's. C) Moose'. D) Mooses'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moose's. 11. True or False:The contraction 'can't' is correct for 'can not'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Choose the correct possessive form of the plural noun "children" . a) children's b) childrens' c) childrens d) children A) Childrens. B) Childrens'. C) Children's. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's. 13. What can we assume about a possessive in which neither an apostrophe nor an "s" have been added? A) It's not really a possessive. B) It's a possessive noun that ends in a double "s" . C) It's a possessive noun that ends in a silent "s" . D) It's a possessive pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's a possessive pronoun. 14. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the apostrophe to show plural form. A) The horses' are galloping in the field. B) The horse's are galloping in the field. C) The horses are galloping in the field. A) D) The horse's are galloping in the field. B) B) The horses are galloping in the field. C) A) The horse's are galloping in the field. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 15. In the sentence 'The boy's hat is blue.', what does the apostrophe show? A) Possession. B) Contraction. C) Plural. D) Color. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 16. Select the answer that means "the cats belonging jointly to Susan and Jessica." A) A:Susan and Jessica's cats. B) B:Susan and Jessicas' cats. C) C:Susan's and Jessicas' cats. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A:Susan and Jessica's cats. 17. (a) neice won the spelling bee last October. A) A. Charles'. B) Charles. C) Charle's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Charles'. 18. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a contraction: A) We can't find the keys. B) He does'nt like spinach. C) Its raining outside. D) She isnt coming to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We can't find the keys. 19. What is the correct contraction forHAS NOT A) Hasnt'. B) Hasnt. C) Has'nt. D) Hasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hasn't. 20. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a contraction: A) She isn't going too the party. B) She isnt going to the party. C) She isnt going to the party. D) She isn't going to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She isn't going to the party. 21. What is the correct possessive form of the noun 'children'? A) Childrens's. B) Childrens'. C) Childrens. D) Children's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children's. 22. True or False:In the sentence 'Whose keys are these?', the word 'whose' is a contraction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Which one correctly uses an apostrophe in a contraction? A) Im. B) I am. C) I'am. D) I'm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm. 24. Complete the sentence:The ..... house is at the end of the street. A) Smithes. B) Smith. C) Smith's. D) Smiths'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smiths'. 25. Commas are used in lists of three or more items. Which sentences uses the commas correctly? A) He enjoys playing soccer, and basketball. B) He enjoys playing soccer and basketball. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enjoys playing soccer and basketball. 26. Which phrase in the following sentence can be replaced by a possessive? "The children of Janice ran around the playground, shouting and laughing." A) "ran around". B) "of Janice". C) "the playground". D) "shouting and laughing". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "of Janice". 27. Which choice best represents the following phrase:the bags of those students A) Those students' bags'. B) Those student's bags. C) Those students' bags. D) Those student's bag's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Those students' bags. 28. Which word best completes the sentence:I can't believe ..... already Friday. A) It's. B) It is. C) Its'. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 29. True or False:The sentence 'The dog's bone is buried in the yard.' uses the apostrophe to show possession. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. In the sentence 'The cat's whiskers twitched', what does the apostrophe indicate? A) Possession or ownership. B) Denotes a question. C) Marks the plural form of the word. D) Indicates a contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession or ownership. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPossessive Apostrophes Quiz 1Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 2Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 3Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 4Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 5Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 6Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 7Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books