Using Its / It's Name

Sep 30, 2026

Worksheet and answer key focusing on choosing between “its” and “it’s” to complete sentences. Items apply the correct form for possessive pronouns and contractions across multiple contexts, including animals, science facts, and everyday observations. The document presents prompts about a lighthouse beam, dolphin breathing, sunflower movement, astronomical estimates, earthquake patterns, and more, then supplies the corresponding correct answers to reinforce usage rules.

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Determine which word should be used

Its vs. It's in sentence completion

Using Its / It's Name: | Determine which word should be used to complete the sentence.
1) The lighthouse has guided ships safely with bright beam for over one hundred years.
2) A dolphin uses blowhole on top of the head to breathe at the surface.
3) The sunflower turns face toward the sun as it moves across the sky.
4) According to many astronomers, estimated that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.
5) When you look at the data, surprising how many earthquakes happen around the Pacific Ocean each year.
6) Even after years of study, still a mystery how the ancient Egyptians moved massive stones for the pyramids. | | | | | | | Answers
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8) In geography class, we learned important to remember that volcanoes helped form many Pacific islands. | | | | | | | 9.
10. | | | | | | | 9) been noted that cats can rotate their ears one hundred eighty degrees to hear sounds. | | | | | | | 11. | | | | | | | 10) Gardeners have long known been proven that plants grow faster with the right amount of sunlight. | | | | | | | 12.
13. | | | | | | | 11) The Statue of Liberty has held torch high above New York Harbor since 1886. | | | | | | | 14. | | | | | | | 12) The owl relies on silent wings to sneak up on prey in the dark. | | | | | | | 15. | | | | | | | 13) When you think about old inventions, easy to forget that the telephone was once considered truly incredible. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14) Anyone who visits the Golden Gate Bridge can see remarkable how strong the structure has been since 1937. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15) A koala sleeps up to twenty-two hours a day and rarely leaves favorite eucalyptus tree. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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1) The lighthouse has guided ships safely with its bright beam for over one hundred years.
2) A dolphin uses its blowhole on top of the head to breathe at the surface.
3) The sunflower turns its face toward the sun as it moves across the sky.
4) According to many astronomers, it's estimated that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.
5) When you look at the data, it's surprising how many earthquakes happen around the Pacific Ocean each year.
6) Even after years of study, it's still a mystery how the ancient Egyptians moved massive stones for the pyramids.
7) The school band practiced its routine every afternoon for the big spring concert.
8) In geography class, we learned it's important to remember that volcanoes helped form many Pacific islands.
9) It's been noted that cats can rotate their ears one hundred eighty degrees to hear sounds.
10) Gardeners have long known it's been proven that plants grow faster with the right amount of sunlight.
11) The Statue of Liberty has held its torch high above New York Harbor since 1886.
12) The owl relies on its silent wings to sneak up on prey in the dark.
13) When you think about old inventions, it's easy to forget that the telephone was once considered truly incredible. | | | | | | Answers 1. its 2. its 3. its [4. ](4. it)[ it](4. it)'s [5. ](5. it)[ it](5. it)'s [6. ](6. it)[ it](6. it)'s 7. its [8. ](8. it)[ it](8. it)'s 9. It's [10. ](10. it)[ it](10. it)'s 11. its
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FAQs

When should “its” be used in these sentences?

Use “its” to show possession, such as “the lighthouse has guided ships safely with its bright beam.”

When should “it’s” be used in these sentences?

Use “it’s” as a contraction of “it is,” such as “it’s estimated that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.”

What kind of practice does this worksheet provide?

It provides sentence-completion questions that test whether each blank should be “its” or “it’s,” followed by an answer key.

Sep 30, 2026

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