This week’s grammar tutorial puts to rest some confusing words like “it’s” and “its.”
You can use the infographic below to teach your students about some confusing word usage. After that, there’s an exercise to reinforce the material with your students, and you’ll find the answers below the exercise.
Now, on to the tutorial . . .
Here’s the infographic for the lesson. Click here for a PDF version of the graphic.
Exercise for “Apostrophe or no Apostrophe: It’s Confusing”
Here’s the student exercise. Feel free to copy and paste it onto a document so your students will have room to circle their correct answers. Or download the PDF of this exercise here. >>
Directions: Circle the correct words in each sentence.
1. It’s Its not a secret.
2. It’s Its easy to fall off this cliff because it’s its trail runs too close to the edge.
3. You’re Your not really going to eat that, are you?
4. You’re Your stomach will revolt if you ride the Tilt-O-Wheel after eating three chili dogs.
5. You’re Your experience at the theme park will be better if you’re your not sick on the rides.
6. They really want to eat they’re their there chili dogs anyway.
7. The Lambert Stone Crushers’ Chess Club has they’re their there meet tomorrow; they’re their there going to walk all over the Humbolt Honeybees.
8. They’re Their There is every reason to believe they’re their there going to win they’re their there trophy back.
9. Who’s Whose dog has been chewing my shoes?
10. Who’s Whose the clown in the purple polka-dot suit?
Teachers, here are the answers. The correct words are in bold.
1. It’s Its not a secret.
2. It’s Its easy to fall off this cliff because it’s its trail runs too close to the edge.
3. You’re Your not really going to eat that, are you?
4. You’re Your stomach will revolt if you ride the Tilt-O-Wheel after eating three chili dogs.
5. You’re Your experience at the theme park will be better if you’re your not sick on the rides.
6. They really want to eat they’re their there chili dogs anyway.
7. The Lambert Stone Crushers’ Chess Club has they’re their there meet tomorrow; they’re their there going to walk all over the Humbolt Honeybees.
8. They’re Their There is every reason to believe they’re their there going to win they’re their there trophy back.
9. Who’s Whose dog has been chewing my shoes?
10. Who’s Whose the clown in the purple polka-dot suit?
Would you like more grammar tutorials? Check these out:
How to use commas in compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions
How to punctuate dialog with Tarzan
How to use quotation marks and punctuation
How to use question marks and exclamation points with quotation marks
How to use gender-neutral writing
“Everyone” is singular
Indefinite pronouns and verbs The link to the tutorial is in the introduction.
Sorting out confusing words like “its” and “it’s”
23 fun grammar lessons in the eBook Let’s Eat Fifi
Yours for a more vibrant writing class,
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