This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 26 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses the superlative adjective correctly? A) She is the most smartest in the class. B) She is the smarter in the class. C) She is the smartest in the class. D) She is the smart in the class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is the smartest in the class. 2. Hes drawing a map of Bigfoots sightings. A) Hes drawing a map of Bigfoots sightings. B) He's drawing a map of Bigfoot's sightings. C) He's drawing a map of Bigfoots' sightings. D) Hes' drawing a map of Bigfoot sightings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's drawing a map of Bigfoot's sightings. 3. What is one correct use of an apostrophe? A) To replace letters in a contraction. B) To make a word plural. C) To start a sentence. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To replace letters in a contraction. 4. Jon and Tim brother just came home from school (they are related and have the same brother). A) Jon's and Tim's. B) Jon and Tim's. C) No change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jon and Tim's. 5. Correct the word in the sentence using an apostrophe.I wonder if I'll ever get to read ..... book. Grandma A) Granny. B) Grandmas. C) Grandma's. D) Grandmas's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandma's. 6. What change, if any, needs to be made to the following sentence? Ryans dogs are so cute! A) Change Ryans to Ryan's. B) Change dogs to dog's. C) Change are to our. D) No change is needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change Ryans to Ryan's. 7. Baffin Island is the world's/worlds' fifth-largest island. A) World's. B) Worlds'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World's. 8. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun:parents A) Parents'. B) Parent's. C) Parents's. D) Parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parents'. 9. The room of the brother A) The brother's room. B) The brothers' room. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The brother's room. 10. Edit the sentence. If no error, select 'no change.'Sentence:My brother-in-law's dog barks non-stop. A) Brother's-in-law's. B) Brother-in-laws'. C) Brothers-in-laws. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 11. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun:men A) Men's. B) Mens'. C) Mens's. D) Man's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Men's. 12. Which word is the correct contraction for "you are" ? A) Your. B) You'r. C) You're. D) You'are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You're. 13. Which of the following is the correct possessive form of the word 'book'? A) Books. B) Book's. C) Bookes. D) Bookes'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Book's. 14. Identify the misuse of an apostrophe in the sentence: A) It's going to rain today. B) The cat's whiskers are very long. C) She's got all A's on her report card. D) He does'nt know how to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He does'nt know how to swim. 15. Which of the following is a homophone for "right" ? A) Write. B) Rite. C) Wright. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Create a complex sentence using a colon to introduce a quotation. A) She said: "I will be there soon.". B) She said; "I will be there soon.". C) She said, "I will be there soon.". D) She said: "I will be there soon"; and then she left.TagsDOK Level 4:Extended Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said: "I will be there soon.". 17. Those must be his shoes. A) His'. B) His's. C) Hi's. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 18. What is the contraction of 'we are'? A) We're. B) We'll. C) We've. D) We'ren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 19. When I was a child, my mother didn't ..... my reasons for staying up late. A) By. B) Buy. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buy. 20. I saw ..... dog running down the street. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 21. Form a contraction for 'are not' A) Aren't. B) Are'nt. C) Arenot. D) Arnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aren't. 22. Which letter is omitted in the contraction 'shouldn't'? A) O. B) A. C) E. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O. 23. Select the correct possessive form of the contraction 'they will'. A) They'll. B) They wills. C) Their will. D) They will's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their will. 24. Page 23, Question #72 (Main Idea) A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 25. Write a sentence using a colon to introduce an explanation. A) She was late:because she missed the bus. B) She was late; because she missed the bus. C) She was late because she missed the bus. D) She was late:she missed the bus.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was late:she missed the bus.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 26. Identify the sentence with the correct usage of a semicolon. A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. B) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go out tonight. C) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight. D) I have a big test tomorrow; because I can't go out tonight.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. 27. Select the option where the apostrophe placement is correct. A) Have you read the governor's new proposal?. B) Have you read the governors new proposal?. C) Have you read the governors' new proposal?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you read the governor's new proposal?. 28. Which word in the following sentence requires an apostrophe? I realized I couldnt reach the top shelf at the store. A) Realize'd. B) Couldn't. C) Shelf. D) Store's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 29. What is the expanded form of the contraction in this sentence?We couldn't live in a better country! A) Do not. B) Did not. C) Could not. D) Can not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could not. 30. Which sentence uses an irregular plural noun correctly? A) The geese are swimming in the pond. B) The gooses are swimming in the pond. C) The goose are swimming in the pond. D) The geeses are swimming in the pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The geese are swimming in the pond. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesApostrophes Quiz 1Apostrophes Quiz 2Apostrophes Quiz 3Apostrophes Quiz 4Apostrophes Quiz 5Apostrophes Quiz 6Apostrophes Quiz 7Apostrophes Quiz 8Apostrophes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books