Its -it's homophone practice
It's / Its
Write your own sentences
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It's
This is short for 'it is' or 'it has'.
It's going to be a nice day.
I thing it's nearly finished.
It's been raining all morning.
I don't know whether it's arrived yet.
Write a couple of sentences using it’s.
Its
This is used when something belongs to or is associated with something.
The lorry spilled its load onto the road.
Life has its ups and downs.
If you can replace the word by 'it is' or 'it has' and the sentence still makes sense, then use 'it's'.
Write a couple of sentences using its.
Practice
Complete these sentences by choosing the correct word 'from the menu.
1. a pity you can't be there.
2. The car lost front wheel.
3. been a long time.
4. too big to go through the door.
5. too late to stop now.
6. been a difficult week.
7. Do you know where come from?
8. My dog has injured front leg.
9. I won't pretend that easy.
10. This government doesn't know what doing.
11. The government has lost way.
12. The government must change policy on taxation.
13. I don't think a good idea.
14. I don't know what _ effect will be.
15. a revolutionary new product.
16. The company launched revolutionary new product.
17. I'm not sure whether been paid for.
18. We watched the bird building nest.
19. The Titanic sank on maiden voyage.
20. a long way to Tipperary.
Check your answers.
It's / Its
1. It's a pity you can't be there.
2. The car lost its front wheel.
3. It's been a long time.
4. It's too big to go through the door.
5. It's too late to stop now.
6. It's been a difficult week.
7. Do you know where it's come from ?
8. My dog has injured its front leg.
9. I won't pretend that it's easy.
10. This government doesn't know what it's doing.
11. The government has lost its way.
12. The government must change its policy on taxation.
13. I don't think it's a good idea.
14. I don't know what its effect will be.
15. It's a revolutionary new product.
16. The company launched its revolutionary new product.
17. I'm not sure whether it's been paid for.
18. We watched the bird building its nest.
19. The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
20. It's a long way to Tipperary.
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