This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Possessive Apostrophes – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For the entire school, the girls tests weren't as good as the boys tests. A) Girl's, boy's. B) Girls', boys'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Girls', boys'. 2. All of the dogs have toys A) The dogs' toys. B) The dogs' toy's. C) The dog's toys. D) The dog's toy's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dogs' toys. 3. What is the possessive or genitive case used for? A) To end a sentence. B) To stand in for missing letters. C) To make words plural. D) To show ownership. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show ownership. 4. Our ..... roof was damaged by the strong winds. A) Homes. B) Home's. C) Homes'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Home's. 5. Can you spot the purr-fect use of an apostrophe for showing possession here? A) The cats whiskers were very long. B) The cat's whiskers were very long. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat's whiskers were very long. 6. Which of the following sentences uses apostrophes correctly to show possession for a plural noun? A) The childrens playground's is new. B) The childrens playground is new. C) The children's playground is new. D) The childrens' playground is new. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The children's playground is new. 7. What does an apostrophe indicate in the word:can't A) A missing letter. B) A plural form. C) A pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A missing letter. 8. Complete the sentence: ..... going to the movies tonight. A) They're. B) There're. C) Their. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 9. Complete the sentence: ..... all going to the match later. A) They're. B) Theyre. C) Their. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 10. What is the correct use of an apostrophe:The bike belonging to my brother. A) My brothers bike. B) My brothers' bike. C) My brother's bike. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother's bike. 11. Which of the following is a contraction with an apostrophe? A) Theyre B) They're C) Their D) They is A) Their. B) Theyre. C) They is. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 12. What is the purpose of using an apostrophe in 'David's'? A) To end a sentence. B) To make it plural. C) To show possession. D) To show a contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show possession. 13. Michaela has lots of shoes A) Michaela's shoe's. B) Michaelas shoes. C) Michaela's shoes. D) Michaelas' shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michaela's shoes. 14. How would you show that car belonged to the Johnson family? A) Johnson's car. B) Johnsons' car. C) Johnsons's car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Johnson's car. 15. Complete the sentence:I can't believe ..... raining again! A) Its'. B) Its. C) It's. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's. 16. Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes for both singular and plural possession? A) The dog's and cats' food bowls are empty. B) The dogs' and cat's food bowls are empty. C) The dog's and cat's food bowls are empty. D) The dogs and cats food bowls are empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog's and cats' food bowls are empty. 17. Which option correctly uses an apostrophe for possession? A) The book's cover is blue. B) The books cover is blue. C) The books' cover is blue. D) The book's covers are blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book's cover is blue. 18. Complete the sentence: ..... going to the park tomorrow. A) Their. B) The're. C) There. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 19. Complete the sentence:I couldn't find a single ..... in the store. A) Womans'. B) Womens'. C) Womens. D) Women's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Women's. 20. Select the sentence that uses the apostrophe to indicate possession. A) The boys' bicycles are parked in the garage. B) The boy's bicycles are parked in the garage. C) The boys bicycles are parked in the garage. A) The boys' bicycles are parked in the garage. B) The boys bicycles are parked in the garage. C) The boy's bicycles are parked in the garage. D) The boys bicycles' are parked in the garage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boys' bicycles are parked in the garage. 21. The book belonging to John A) Johns book. B) Johns' book. C) John's book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John's book. 22. What does an apostrophe indicate in the word:won't A) A plural form. B) An adjective. C) A contraction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A contraction. 23. Complete the sentence: ..... going to be a great day because the weather is perfect. A) Its'. B) Its. C) It's. D) It is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's. 24. Which of the following sentences demonstrates incorrect apostrophe usage? A) The childrens' playground is newly renovated. B) The child's toy is broken. C) The children's toys are scattered. D) The children's playground is newly renovated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The childrens' playground is newly renovated. 25. Complete the sentence:I think ..... going to rain. A) Its. B) It'll. C) It is. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's. 26. Rewrite the sentence to show correct possession:The car of my parents is new. A) My parent's car is new. B) My parents's car is new. C) My parents car is new. D) My parents' car is new. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My parents' car is new. 27. Complete the sentence:The ..... won't be opening until noon. A) Store's. B) Stores'. C) Store. D) Stores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Store. 28. How can we write "belonging to Miles" A) Miles'. B) Miles'es. C) Miles's. D) Mile's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miles'. 29. Revise the sentence to show possession:The teachers lounge is on the second floor. A) Teachers's. B) Teachers. C) Teacher's. D) Teachers'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teachers'. 30. This is ..... homework. (singular noun) A) Matthew. B) Matthews'. C) Matthew's. D) Matthews. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Matthew's. 31. " (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. 32. Which of the following is a correct use of a possessive apostrophe? A) The cats' toy is under the couch. B) The cat toy's is under the couch. C) The cats toy's is under the couch. D) The cat's toy is under the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat's toy is under the couch. 33. 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. 34. Choose the plural form of 'apple'. A) apple's B) apples C) applees D) apple is A) Apple's. B) Applees. C) Apple is. D) B) apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) apples. 35. 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. 36. 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) Dogs'. D) Dog's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dogs. 37. Casey is eating his pizza A) Casies pizza. B) Casey's pizza. C) Caseys' pizza. D) Casies' pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Casey's pizza. 38. I have ..... keys. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 39. Choose the correct possessive form for the word 'girls'. A) Girls'. B) Girlss'. C) Girls's. D) Girl's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Girls'. 40. What is the correct possessive form of the plural noun "moose?" A) Moose'. B) Mooses'. C) Moose's. D) Mooses's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moose's. 41. Choose the correct possessive form of the plural noun "children" . a) children's b) childrens' c) childrens d) children A) Childrens. B) Children's. C) Children. D) Childrens'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children's. 42. 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. 43. 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. 44. In the sentence 'The boy's hat is blue.', what does the apostrophe show? A) Possession. B) Color. C) Plural. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 45. 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. 46. (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'. 47. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a contraction: A) Its raining outside. B) She isnt coming to the party. C) He does'nt like spinach. D) We can't find the keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We can't find the keys. 48. What is the correct contraction forHAS NOT A) Hasnt'. B) Hasn't. C) Has'nt. D) Hasnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasn't. 49. What is the correct possessive form of the noun 'children'? A) Childrens'. B) Children's. C) Childrens's. D) Childrens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children's. 50. 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. 51. Complete the sentence:The ..... house is at the end of the street. A) Smith. B) Smithes. C) Smiths'. D) Smith's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smiths'. 52. 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. 53. 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". 54. Which choice best represents the following phrase:the bags of those students A) Those student's bag's. B) Those student's bags. C) Those students' bags'. D) Those students' bags. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Those students' bags. 55. Which word best completes the sentence:I can't believe ..... already Friday. A) Its. B) It's. C) Its'. D) It is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 56. 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. 57. In the sentence 'The cat's whiskers twitched', what does the apostrophe indicate? A) Denotes a question. B) Indicates a contraction. C) Marks the plural form of the word. D) Possession or ownership. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possession or ownership. 58. 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. 59. Which sentence is written correctly? (More than one ant) A) The ants hill was massive. B) The ant's hill was massive. C) The antes's hill was massive. D) The ants' hill was massive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ants' hill was massive. 60. Which is the correct spelling of the contraction do not? A) Don't. B) Dont. C) Do'not. D) Dont'. 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