Its or It's
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Free printable its or it's worksheets for 4th grade. Students practice distinguishing between 'its' (the possessive pronoun) and 'it's' (the contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'), one of the most common and persistent punctuation errors in student writing. Mastering this distinction through targeted practice helps 4th graders write with greater accuracy and confidence. Part of our punctuation worksheets collection.
What You'll Learn
- Distinguish between "its" as a possessive pronoun and "it's" as a contraction
- Identify the correct form of its/it's in each sentence context
- Correct its/it's errors in sentences by applying the contraction rule
FAQ
How do students remember when to use 'its' versus 'it's'?⌄
The most reliable test: expand 'it's' to 'it is' or 'it has' — if the sentence still makes sense, use the apostrophe; if it sounds wrong ('The dog wagged it is tail'), use 'its' with no apostrophe.
Why do students confuse 'its' and 'it's' so often?⌄
English uses an apostrophe to show possession in nouns ('the dog's toy'), so students logically — but incorrectly — apply the same rule to 'its,' not realizing that possessive pronouns never use apostrophes.
What other possessive pronouns follow the same no-apostrophe rule as 'its'?⌄
Like 'its,' other possessive pronouns — yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose — never use apostrophes, while their contraction counterparts ('who's,' 'there's') do, making this a systemic rule worth teaching together.
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