Printable Handout: Apostrophes

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Instructions: Which is correct?

Q1 - I bought some _____.
apples
apple's
apples'
Q2 - I went to ____ flat.
Adams
Adams'
Adam's
Q3 - I bought them at the ____.
grocer's
grocers'
Q4 - That _____ the quickest.
ways
way's
ways'
Q5 - Did you invite the ___.
Brown's
Browns
Browns'
Q6 - ___ mine.
Its
It's
Either could be used here.
Q7 - The cat was left on ____ own.
its
it's
Q8 - The _____ were very hard.
question's
questions
Q9 - It was the ____ fault.
banks
bank's
Q10 - ____ not ideal.
Its
It's
Q11 - ____ mine.
That's
Thats
Q12 - This ____ too sweet
coffees
coffee's
coffees'
Q13 - ____ not going to happen.
Its
It's
Q14 - I gave it to the ____ mother.
children's
childrens'

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