This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Possessive Apostrophes – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the contraction with an apostrophe in the sentence:'I can't wait to see you.' A) Can. B) Can't. C) Cant't. D) Cant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 2. Choose the best answer: ..... going to win the game, aren't they? A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) The're. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 3. Which sentence uses possessive apostrophes correctly? a) The dogs bowl is full of water. b) The dog's bowl is full of water. A) The dogs bowl is full of water. B) The dog's bowl is full of water. C) The dog' bowl is full of water. D) The dogs' bowl is full of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog's bowl is full of water. 4. Choose the sentence that uses the apostrophe to show plural form. A) The childrens' toys are scattered all over the room. B) The childrens toys are scattered all over the room. C) The children's toys are scattered all over the room. A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 5. Complete the sentence with the correct contraction:I ..... been to the new museum yet. A) Haven't. B) Have'nt. C) Havent. D) Have n't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't. 6. Which word uses an apostrophe to show possession in the sentence:'This is Ellie's book'? A) Ellie's. B) Book. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellie's. 7. Identify the possessive noun in the sentence: "The girl's dress is blue." A) Dress. B) Girl. C) Girl's. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Girl's. 8. Identify the correct sentence with a possessive apostrophe: A) The dogs's bone was buried. B) The dogs bone was buried. C) The dog's bone was buried. D) The dogs' bone was buried. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog's bone was buried. 9. Which sentence is using the apostrophe to show possession? A) The dogs are barking loudly. B) The dog's tail is wagging happily. C) The dogs are chasing their tails. A) B. B) A. C) The dog is tail is wagging happily. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 10. Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly for both possession and contraction? A) The dog's tail is wagging because its'happy. B) The dogs tail is wagging because it's happy. C) The dog's tail is wagging because it's happy. D) The dogs' tail is wagging because its happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog's tail is wagging because it's happy. 11. After the funeral was held for the brave soldiers, the general scattered their bodies ashes into the sea. A) Body's. B) Bodys. C) NO CHANGE. D) Bodies'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bodies'. 12. Identify the error:'We wont be attending the meeting.' A) Attending. B) We. C) Meeting. D) Wont. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wont. 13. Complete the sentence:The students ..... essays were graded last week. A) Students'. B) Student's. C) '. D) Students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students'. 14. Where does the apostrophe go in this sentence: "Tiffanys mom says shell ace her Math final." A) After the S in "Tiffanys" and after the L in "Shell". B) Before the S in "Tiffanys" and between the E and L in "Shell". C) After the M in "mom" and before the M in "math". D) After the M in "Math" and before the S in "Tiffanys". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the S in "Tiffanys" and between the E and L in "Shell". 15. Select the answer that means "the cars individually belonging to Brian and Emma." A) A:Brian and Emma's cars. B) B:Brian's and Emma's cars. C) C:Brians' and Emmas' cars. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B:Brian's and Emma's cars. 16. Possessive, Contraction, or Plural?The Pony Express ..... that's the basis for the modern postal system. A) Possessive. B) Contraction. C) Plural. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contraction. 17. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe to indicate a contraction. A) We have' been waiting for an hour. B) Weve' been waiting for an hour. C) We've been waiting for an hour. D) Weve been waiting for an hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We've been waiting for an hour. 18. How would you write the contraction for 'we will'? A) We'll. B) W'ell. C) Well. D) We'lll. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We'll. 19. Identify the sentence with correct apostrophe usage. A) The teacher's lounge is on the second floor. B) The teacher's lounges are on the second floor. C) The teachers lounge is on the second floor. D) The teachers' lounge is on the second floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teachers' lounge is on the second floor. 20. True or False:'The dog's house' uses an apostrophe to show possession. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly for singular possession? A) The cat toy's is missing. B) The cat's toy is missing. C) The cats toy is missing. D) The cats' toy is missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat's toy is missing. 22. What is the correct contraction for IS NOT A) I'snt. B) Isnt. C) Isn't. D) Isnt'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't. 23. The desk belonging to one teacher ..... A) The teachers desk. B) The teachers' desk. C) The teacher's desk. D) The teacher desks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher's desk. 24. True or False:The contraction for 'they are' is 'thier'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Given the sentence, which choice uses apostrophes correctly?Several teachers laptops were stolen from their rooms. A) Several teachers' laptops were stolen from their rooms. B) Several teacher's laptops were stolen from their rooms. C) Several teachers' laptop's were stolen from their rooms. D) Several teacher's laptop's were stolen from their room's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Several teachers' laptops were stolen from their rooms. 26. The ..... fur was washed and brushed for the parade. (singular noun) A) Ponys. B) Pony's. C) Ponies. D) Ponies'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pony's. 27. What would 'js' look like without an apostrophe? A) It would look like 'is'. B) It would look like 'js'. C) It would look like 'j'. D) It would look like 'j's'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It would look like 'is'. 28. Choose the correct sentence:A) It's a nice day for a walk. B) Its a nice day for a walk. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 29. Which uses a comma correctly to separate items in a list? A) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and cheese for the recipe. B) I need to buy eggs milk, bread and cheese for the recipe. C) I need to buy eggs milk bread and cheese for the recipe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and cheese for the recipe. 30. Select the correct possessive form:the book of the teacher. A) The teacher book's. B) The teachers' book. C) The teacher's book. D) The teachers book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher's book. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPossessive Apostrophes Quiz 1Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 2Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 4Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 5Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 6Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 7Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 8Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books