4th grade its or it's? worksheets

Fourth graders add whose/who's, L.4.1.g's frequently confused words, and run the test at speed across all four families.

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The kind of sentences you'll fix

Try the two-word test, choose your answer, and write it on the line.

  1. The turtle tucked into (its / it’s) shell at the first shadow.

    Fixed: The turtle tucked into its shell at the first shadow.

  2. (Their / There / They’re) project won the ribbon for best display.
  3. (Whose / Who’s) got an extra umbrella in their locker?

Every print pulls a fresh set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on each sheet

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Add the three-way there/their/they're with location, ownership, and expansion: there points, their owns, they're expands. One signal per word keeps the triangle stable.

Watch for: The apostrophe here means letters are missing, not ownership: it's = it is. This runs exactly opposite to possessive nouns, which is why the pairs tangle. The expansion test never fails: read the sentence with the two full words. If it survives, contraction; if it collapses, possessive.

Common questions about its or it's?

How does there fit with their and they're?
There points at a place, their owns something, they're expands to they are. Location, ownership, expansion: three words, three one-second checks.
Why do strong readers still miss these?
The pairs are homophones, so the ear cannot help; only the test can. Practicing the test until it is reflex is the entire cure.

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Aligned to Common Core L.4.1.g. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 179, updated August 2026.

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