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Its Vs Its Grammar Exercises: Level A1-A2 (with Answers)

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A1, A2 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +14 (on pass)

Track your Its Vs Its progress with 15 exercises at Level A1-A2. Take the quiz today, note your score, and retake it next week to see how much you have improved. Every question includes a full explanation so each attempt teaches you something new.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Q1 15

Question 1: The dog wagged ___ tail happily.

Question 1 options
'Its' is correct because it is the possessive form of 'it', showing the tail belongs to the dog. 'It's' means 'it is' or 'it has', which does not fit here. 'Their' refers to multiple owners, and 'his' refers to a male person, not a thing.
Q2 15

Question 2: ___ a sunny day today.

Question 2 options
'It's' is correct because it is a contraction of 'it is', which fits the sentence meaning. 'Its' is a possessive pronoun and cannot be expanded to 'it is'. 'Its'' and 'It is'' are not standard English forms.
Q3 15

Question 3: 'Its' (without an apostrophe) is used to show that something belongs to or is part of something.

Question 3 options
True. 'Its' without an apostrophe is the possessive form of 'it', used to show ownership or association, similar to 'his' or 'her'. A common mistake is adding an apostrophe to make it possessive, but 'it's' with an apostrophe is only a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.
Q4 15

Question 4: When do you use 'it's' in a sentence?

Question 4 options
'It's' is used as a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'. It is not used to show ownership — that role belongs to 'its' without an apostrophe.
Q5 15

Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • paw.
  • its
  • The cat
  • licked

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The cat licked its paw.' because 'its' is the possessive pronoun showing the paw belongs to the cat, placed before the noun it modifies.
Q6 15

Question 6: Which sentence is correct?

Question 6 options
'The bird hurt its wing.' is correct because 'its' (no apostrophe) is the possessive form showing the wing belongs to the bird. 'It's' with an apostrophe means 'it is' or 'it has', which does not show possession.
Q7 15

Question 7: Tom sees a baby rabbit in the garden. He says: '___ so small and cute!'

Question 7 options
'It's' is correct here because Tom is saying 'It is so small and cute!' — a contraction of 'it is'. 'Its' shows possession and cannot replace 'it is'. 'Its'' and 'It' are not correct contractions.
Q8 15

Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'its' (not 'it's')?

Question 8 options
'The school has its own playground.' correctly uses 'its' as a possessive pronoun, showing the playground belongs to the school. The other options incorrectly use 'its' where 'it's' (it is / it has) is needed.
Q9 15

Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • It's
  • day.
  • been
  • a long

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'It's been a long day.' because 'It's' is a contraction of 'it has', and 'been' follows as part of the present perfect structure, making the sentence grammatically correct.
Q10 15

Question 10: The tree lost all ___ leaves in winter.

Question 10 options
'Its' is correct because it is the possessive pronoun for 'it', showing the leaves belong to the tree. 'It's' means 'it is' or 'it has' and cannot show possession. 'Their' is plural and 'her' refers to a female person.
Q11 15

Question 11: Which statement about 'its' and 'it's' is true?

Question 11 options
You can test whether to use 'it's' by replacing it with 'it is' or 'it has'. If the sentence still makes sense, use 'it's'. If it does not make sense, use 'its' for possession. This test always works for choosing between the two forms.
Q12 15

Question 12: Rewrite using a contraction: 'It is cold outside today.' → ___ cold outside today.

Question 12 options
'It's' is the correct contraction of 'it is', so 'It's cold outside today.' is the correctly contracted form. 'Its' cannot replace 'it is' because it is only a possessive pronoun, not a contraction.
Q13 15

Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The shop has its own parking area.
It's raining outside right now.
It's been two hours since lunch.
The phone lost its battery quickly.
'its' showing something belongs to a thing
'its' used as a possessive pronoun
'it's' as a contraction of 'it is'
'it's' as a contraction of 'it has'

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'It's' is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'. 'Its' (no apostrophe) is a possessive pronoun showing ownership. Choosing the correct form depends on whether you mean 'it is/has' or 'belongs to it'.
Q14 15

Question 14: Unlike other possessives (e.g. Mary's, the dog's), 'its' does NOT use an apostrophe to show possession.

Question 14 options
True. 'Its' is an exception because possessive pronouns (his, her, its, our, their) never use an apostrophe. Adding an apostrophe creates 'it's', which is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has', not a possessive. This is a common source of confusion.
Q15 15

Question 15: Which sentence uses 'it's' to express that something has happened over time?

Question 15 options
'It's been a long time since we met.' uses 'it's' as a contraction of 'it has', expressing duration with the present perfect. The other options either use 'it's' as 'it is' or incorrectly use 'its' for possession in a context that needs 'it is/has'.