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.
By grade
What students need to know
It's, you're, they're, and who's are contractions: two words in a trench coat. Its, your, their, and whose show belonging. Expand the contraction and see if the sentence survives.
This skill runs from 3rd grade through 6th grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Its or it's? across the grades
3rd grade
Third graders choose between the famous pairs, its/it's, your/you're, their/they're/there, using the expansion test on every blank.
4th grade
Fourth graders add whose/who's, L.4.1.g's frequently confused words, and run the test at speed across all four families.
5th grade
Fifth graders keep the pairs straight in their own drafts, where its/it's is among the most common errors in student writing.
6th grade
Sixth graders are done being fooled: the expansion test runs automatically, and the famous pairs stop appearing in their corrections at all.
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