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Apostrophes & Possessives Quiz

it's vs its, the boy's vs the boys', children's, Ravi and Priya's — the apostrophe's two jobs. Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.

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Sample questions from this quiz

A few examples (the live quiz shuffles options and checks your answer). Take the quiz above for the full set with explanations.

  1. Which is correct?

    1. The dog wagged it's tail.
    2. The dog wagged its tail.

  2. Which is correct? (2)

    1. It's raining again.
    2. Its raining again.

  3. Which is correct? (3)

    1. Apple's for sale
    2. Apples for sale

  4. One boy. Which is correct?

    1. the boy's bag
    2. the boys' bag
    3. the boys bag