Test Your Understanding Of Apostrophes Quiz
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They’re one of the most commonly used marks in all of punctuation and grammar, but you’d be surprised by how few people actually know the proper way to use them. Do you know apostrophes as well as you should? Test your understanding of apostrophes in this quiz! Good luck!
- 1.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.
- A.
Its time to buy new book's for our semester two class's.
- B.
Its time to buy new books for our semester two classes.
- C.
It's time to buy new books for our semester two classes.
- D.
It's time to buy new book's for our semester two classes'.
- 2.
- A.
Canada's men's hockey team wins gold medals almost every year.
- B.
Canada's men's hockey team wins gold medal's almost every year.
- C.
Canada's mens' hockey team wins gold medals almost every year.
- D.
Canada's mens hockey team win's gold medals almost every year.
- 3.
- A.
All of the country's leaders attended the international conferences following Irans nuclear weapons test.
- B.
All of the country's leader's attended the international conference's following Iran's nuclear weapons test.
- C.
All of the countries' leaders attended the international conferences following Iran's nuclear weapons test.
- D.
All of the countrie's leaders attended the international conferences following Iran's nuclear weapons test.
- 4.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.
- A.
After the secret text message's were revealed, Justin's and Michelle's relationship was over.
- B.
After the secret text messages were revealed, Justin and Michelle's relationship was over.
- C.
After the secret text messages' were revealed, Justin and Michelle's relationship was over.
- D.
After the secret text messages were revealed, Justin's and Michelle's relationship was over.
- 5.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.
- A.
Both the DVD and it's packaging were damaged when the shopping carts ran over them.
- B.
Both the DVD and it's packaging were damaged when the shopping cart's ran over them.
- C.
Both the DVD and its packaging were damaged when the shopping cart's ran over them.
- D.
Both the DVD and its packaging were damaged when the shopping carts ran over them.
- 6.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.
- A.
Since the school's homework club started, Leslie and Tim's marks have both improved.
- B.
Since the school's homework club started, Leslie's and Tim's marks have both improved.
- C.
Since the school's homework club started, Leslie's and Tim's mark's have both improved.
- D.
Since the schools' homework club started, Leslie and Tim's marks have both improved.
- 7.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.
- A.
Lets forget that we ever tried to build a floating car; it's been an awful experience for us and our friend's.
- B.
Let's forget that we ever tried to build a floating car; it's been an awful experience for us and our friends.
- C.
Let's forget that we ever tried to build a floating car; its been an awful experience for us and our friends.
- D.
Lets forget that we ever tried to build a floating car; it's been an awful experience for us and our friends'.
- 8.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.
- A.
Its a great recipe that calls for tomatoe's, onions, and lots of spices.
- B.
It's a great recipe that calls for tomatoe's, onion's, and lots of spice's.
- C.
Its a great recipe that calls for tomatoes, onions, and lots of spices.
- D.
It's a great recipe that calls for tomatoes, onions, and lots of spices.
- 9.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.
- A.
The womans skin was raw where her boot's rubbed against her heel's.
- B.
The woman's skin was raw where her boots' rubbed against her heels'.
- C.
The woman's skin was raw where her boots rubbed against her heels.
- D.
The womans' skin was raw where her boots rubbed against her heel's.
- 10.Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly. (Hint: There are many students)
- A.
The box containing the students' new notebooks tipped over on its side.
- B.
The box containing the students' new notebooks tipped over on it's side.
- C.
The box containing the student's new notebook's tipped over on its side.
- D.
The box containing the student's new notebook's tipped over on it's side.
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