Practise Using Its and It's

In this worksheet, students will practise the correct use of its and it's correctly, identifying where it is contracted and where it is possessive.

Key stage: KS 1

Year: Year 2 English worksheets

Curriculum topic: Writing: Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation

Curriculum subtopic: Use Appropriate Punctuation

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Worksheet Overview

Its and it's are used for different purposes.

Its (without an apostrophe) is used to show possession (who or what something belongs to).

a sheep

Its wool was very thick.

It's (with an apostrophe) is used as a shortened form of 'it is'. This is called a contraction.

girl with question marks

It's not very confusing!

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