This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Possessive Apostrophes – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes to show possession? A) The teachers' lounge is on the second floor. B) The teachers lounge's is on the second floor. C) The teachers lounge is on the second floor. D) The teacher's lounge is on the second floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher's lounge is on the second floor. 2. Identify the sentence that uses an apostrophe to show possession: A) The dogs' bark is loud. B) It's a lovely day. C) The cats' toys were everywhere. D) Its raining outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cats' toys were everywhere. 3. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe for possession? A) The cats' tail is fluffy. B) The cat's tail is fluffy. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 4. Which sentence is written correctly? (More than one ant) A) The antes's hill was massive. B) The ants' hill was massive. C) The ant's hill was massive. D) The ants hill was massive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ants' hill was massive. 5. Which is the correct spelling of the contraction do not? A) Do'not. B) Dont. C) Don't. D) Dont'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't. 6. How would you say the tail belonged to it? A) It's tail. B) Its tail. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its tail. 7. Which sentence correctly shows possession using an apostrophe with the singular noun "girl" ? A) The girls backpack is pink. B) The girls' backpack is pink. C) The girls's backpack is pink. D) The girl's backpack is pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The girl's backpack is pink. 8. In which sentence is the apostrophe used correctly for a plural possessive noun? A) The childrens' playground is newly renovated. B) The children's playground is newly renovated. C) The childrens playground is newly renovated. D) The childrens's playground is newly renovated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's playground is newly renovated. 9. Differentiate between "its" and "it's" in the following sentence: "The dog wagged its tail because it's happy." A) Its:possessive, it's:contraction. B) Its:possessive, it's:possessive. C) Its:contraction, it's:possessive. D) Its:contraction, it's:contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its:possessive, it's:contraction. 10. When joining 2 complete sentences into one sentence, where should a comma be added? A) I went to the store, and I bought some milk. B) I went to the store and, I bought some milk. C) I went to the store and I bought some milk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store, and I bought some milk. 11. True or False:'Shouldn't' is a contraction for 'should not'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Choose the correct contraction for 'it is': A) It's. B) Its. C) Its'. D) It is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 13. Identify the sentence that uses the apostrophe to indicate possession. A) The teachers desk is cluttered with papers. B) The teacher's desk is cluttered with papers. C) The teachers' desk is cluttered with papers. A) The teachers' desk is cluttered with papers. B) The teacher's desk is cluttered with papers. C) The teacher desk is cluttered with papers. D) The teachers desk is cluttered with papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher's desk is cluttered with papers. 14. True or False:In the sentence 'Thats not my bike', the apostrophe is missing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Identify the sentence with the correct usage of apostrophes. A) The cats tail is fluffy. B) Cats' tail is fluffy. C) The cat's tail is fluffy. D) The cats' tail is fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat's tail is fluffy. 16. What is the first use of an apostrophe? A) To stand in for missing letters. B) To make words plural. C) To end a sentence. D) To show possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stand in for missing letters. 17. Choose the correct sentence: ..... always late for practice. A) Youre. B) Your. C) Yours. D) You're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You're. 18. Choose the contraction that correctly replaces 'do not': A) Do'nt. B) Dont. C) Don't. D) Do.nt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't. 19. In the sentence 'The cat's tail is fluffy.', what does the apostrophe show? A) Conjunction. B) Possession. C) Pluralization. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possession. 20. Identify the sentence with correct apostrophe usage for singular possession. A) The childrens' playground is new. B) The childrens playground is new. C) The children's playground is new. D) The childrens's playground is new. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The children's playground is new. 21. How many apostrophes in the following sentence are parts of possessives? "The dog's collar doesn't fit as well as Alice's scarf." A) None. B) One. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 22. The apostrophe in it's, shows possession. True/False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. What punctuation mark is introduced in the video? A) Apostrophe. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 24. Revise the word in red to show POSSESSION or OWNERSHIP:All the players uniforms were muddy. A) Player's. B) Players'. C) Players's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Players'. 25. What is the correct possessive form of 'dog'? A) dogs B) dog's C) dogs' D) dog is A) Doges'. B) Dog. C) Doges. D) Dog'ed. E) Dog's. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Dog's. 26. Choose the plural form of 'dog'. A) dog's B) dogs C) doges D) dog is A) Dog's. B) Doges. C) Dog is. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dogs. 27. Identify the contraction in this sentence:'I don't know the answer.' A) Do not. B) Don't. C) Answer. D) Know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't. 28. Which of the following sentences uses apostrophes correctly to show possession? A) The dog bone's was buried in the yard. B) The dogs' bone was buried in the yard. C) The dogs bone was buried in the yard. D) The dog's bone was buried in the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog's bone was buried in the yard. 29. Which of the following sentences uses apostrophes correctly to show possession for a singular noun? A) The girls dress's is blue. B) The girl's dress is blue. C) The girls' dress is blue. D) The girl dress's is blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl's dress is blue. 30. Which is the correct use of a contraction? A) I'm going to the store. B) Ima going to the store. C) I am going to the store. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm going to the store. ← 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