Apostrophe Quiz (Level B1-B2) - Writing Practice

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Just finished studying Apostrophe? Lock in what you learned with 15 practice exercises. This Level B1-B2 quiz is designed as a revision companion — quick to complete, easy to retake, and packed with explanations to solidify your understanding.

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Question 1: In the sentence "The dog's owner called the vet immediately," what does the apostrophe in "dog's" indicate?

Question 1 options
The apostrophe followed by 's' in "dog's" shows possession, meaning the owner belongs to the dog. This is different from a contraction, where the apostrophe replaces missing letters.
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Question 2: My neighbour ___ garden is full of beautiful roses every summer.

Question 2 options
The correct form is "neighbour's" with an apostrophe before the 's' to show that the garden belongs to the neighbour (singular possession).
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Question 3: An apostrophe should be used to form the plural of regular nouns, such as writing "banana's" to mean more than one banana.

Question 3 options
This is false. Apostrophes are not used to make regular nouns plural. The correct plural is simply "bananas." Using an apostrophe in this way is a common error sometimes called the "greengrocer's apostrophe."
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Question 4: Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?

Question 4 options
"The children's playground was recently renovated" is correct because "children" is already plural, so the possessive is formed by adding 's. "Childrens'" is incorrect because the apostrophe should come before the 's' with irregular plurals.
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Question 5: Match each apostrophe use on the left with its correct example on the right.

Question 5 options
Contraction
Singular possession
Plural possession
Letter plurals
the players' coach
the cat's toy
mind your p's and q's
don't (do not)

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

Contractions replace missing letters (don't = do not). Singular possession shows one owner (the cat's toy). Plural possession shows multiple owners (the players' coach). Letter plurals use apostrophes when needed for clarity (p's and q's).
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Question 6: Which sentence has an apostrophe error?

Question 6 options
"The company held it's annual meeting last Friday" is incorrect because "it's" is a contraction of "it is," not a possessive. The correct possessive form is "its" without an apostrophe.
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Question 7: The two ___ schedules were completely different, so finding a meeting time was difficult.

Question 7 options
"managers'" is correct because the sentence refers to two managers, making it a plural possessive. The apostrophe comes after the 's' to indicate that the schedules belong to more than one manager.
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Question 8: The following sentence contains an error: "Rachel and Tom's presentations were both excellent, and their boss was proud of Rachel's and Tom's hard work." Which option correctly fixes the error?

Question 8 options
When two people each possess separate things, each name gets an apostrophe and 's'. Since each person gave their own presentation, it should be "Rachel's and Tom's presentations." However, "hard work" is shared, so "Rachel and Tom's hard work" is correct.
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Question 9: Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a properly punctuated possessive phrase meaning "the decision belonging to the committee":

Question 9 options
  • committee
  • decision
  • the
  • 's

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

To show that the decision belongs to the committee (a singular noun), you write "the committee's decision" — article, then noun, then apostrophe-s, then the thing possessed.
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Question 10: You are writing a formal report about a school. You need to refer to the policies that belong to the school. Which option is the most appropriate?

Question 10 options
"The school's policies" correctly uses the apostrophe to show singular possession, meaning the policies belong to one school. "Schools policies" lacks the needed apostrophe, "school's policie's" adds an incorrect apostrophe to "policies," and "schools'" implies multiple schools.
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Question 11: Which sentence correctly uses "its" rather than "it's"?

Question 11 options
"Its" without an apostrophe is the possessive form of "it," meaning belonging to it. "It's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has." In "The restaurant is famous for its seafood," the possessive form is needed.
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Question 12: You are writing a casual email to a friend. Which version uses the most appropriate level of formality?

Question 12 options
In a casual email to a friend, contractions such as "I'm," "it's," and "we'll" are natural and appropriate. Avoiding all contractions sounds overly formal for friendly communication, while overusing apostrophes incorrectly is simply an error.
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Question 13: When a singular proper noun ends in 's', such as 'James', both 'James's book' and 'James' book' are acceptable forms to show possession.

Question 13 options
This is true. Both styles are accepted by major style guides. The key rule is to be consistent throughout a piece of writing — choose one form and stick with it.
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Question 14: In the sentence "We couldn't find the women's changing rooms anywhere," why is the apostrophe placed before the 's' in "women's"?

Question 14 options
"Women" is an irregular plural noun that does not end in 's'. For irregular plurals, the possessive is formed by adding apostrophe-s ('s), just like with singular nouns. The apostrophe signals possession, not plurality.
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Question 15: Which is the best revision of this awkward sentence? "The student's who attended the workshop said the instructor's methods were the best one's they had seen."

Question 15 options
The original has two apostrophe errors: "student's" incorrectly uses an apostrophe to form a simple plural, and "one's" incorrectly adds an apostrophe to a pronoun plural. Only "instructor's" is correct as it shows possession.