Click here for a powerpoint explaining possessives. Click here for the BrainPop Jr. video on possessives. Below are some games to help practice the skills.
Possessive Noun Play
Exploring for Possessives
Practicing Possessives
BrainPop contractions
Contractions matching
Go for Grammar Gold
Its or It's?
Its is the possessive pronoun; it modifies a noun.
It's is a contraction of it is or it has.
Incorrect: The mother cat carried it's kitten in it's mouth.
(Possessive pronoun, no apostrophe)
Correct: The mother cat carried its kitten in its mouth.
Correct: I think it's going to rain today.
(Contraction of it is)
Correct: It's been a very long time.
(Contraction of it has)
