6th grade its or it's? worksheets

Sixth graders are done being fooled: the expansion test runs automatically, and the famous pairs stop appearing in their corrections at all.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.5.2.

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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.

(Whose / Who’s) turn is it to hide?
Fixed: Whose turn is it to hide?
(Your / You’re) up after the next batter.
(Your / You’re) fort, your rules; my fort, my rules.

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

Fix it. Try the two-word test, choose your answer, and write it on the line. 8 sentences to fix per page.

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

How to teach this

Retire the skill ceremonially: when a month of writing shows no pair errors, say so. Mastery acknowledged out loud tends to stay mastered.

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?

Is whose/who's really a sixth grade issue?: It is the last pair to settle, because whose looks like it should take an apostrophe. Expansion (who is) rules it exactly like the others.
What does finished look like?: Clean drafts without thinking about it. This is one of the few grammar skills that can be permanently completed, and that is worth telling a kid.

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Aligned to Common Core L.5.2. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 179, updated August 2026.

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