English grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension exercises

Topic: USING APOSTROPHES IN ENGLISH 1

Choose the proper use of apostrophes to complete each of the following sentences.

1. __________ that person?
  Whos
  Who's

2. The cat was licking __________ paws.
  its
  it's

3. There were a lot of good bands in the __________.
  80's
  80s

4. Both of my __________ were born in Germany.
  parents'
  parents

5. I borrowed my __________ car yesterday.
  parents'
  parents

6. Why __________ you be nice to him?
  cant
  can't

7. We heard the __________ voices from the other room.
  children's
  childrens'

8. This house belongs to both my __________.
  sisters
  sisters'

9. __________ not him.
  Its
  It's

10. This exercise will help you use __________ correctly.
  apostrophe's
  apostrophes

11. The __________ names are Thomas and Andrew.
  boys'
  boys

12. The __________ of this house are never around.
  owner's
  owners

13. Those __________ dog is really cute.
  kids'
  kid's

14. He always buys __________ at the market.
  apple's
  apples

15. This __________ core is rotten.
  pear's
  pears'

16. He __________ his children play in the street.
  let's
  lets

17. __________ play in the street.
  Lets
  Let's

18. I received a lot of good __________ this year.
  gift's
  gifts

19. __________ time for you to go home.
  It's
  Its

20. You should replace the __________ battery.
  clocks
  clock's

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Remember to check out our other free advanced English punctuation exercises:
Abbreviations 1
Apostrophe usage 1
Capitalization 1
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