This Grade 3 worksheet focuses on the tricky difference between contractions and possessives. Students choose between its and it's, your and you're, in Grade 3 sentences that mirror everyday speech. Fill-in-the-blank items and a matching activity help learners link each form to its meaning. By the end, Grade 3 writers can confidently decide when an apostrophe signals a contraction and when it signals ownership in writing.
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Plural and Possessive Nouns
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The puppy wagged its tail when it saw the treat.
2. I think it's going to rain heavily this afternoon.
3. Please put your backpack on the hook by the door.
4. I hope you're coming to my birthday party on Saturday.
5. The old tree lost its leaves during the storm.
6. Mom said it's time to clean up your messy room.
7. Did you bring your lunchbox to school this morning?
8. My dad believes you're a great soccer player now.
9. The robot charged its battery at the docking station.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Its (Grade 3)
→ possessive meaning belonging to it
possessive meaning belonging to it
It's (Grade 3)
→ contraction for it is
contraction for it is
Your (Grade 3)
→ possessive meaning belonging to you
possessive meaning belonging to you
You're (Grade 3)
→ contraction for you are
contraction for you are
Plural and Possessive Nouns
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The puppy wagged its tail when it saw the treat.
2) I think it's going to rain heavily this afternoon.
3) Please put your backpack on the hook by the door.
4) I hope you're coming to my birthday party on Saturday.
5) The old tree lost its leaves during the storm.
6) Mom said it's time to clean up your messy room.
7) Did you bring your lunchbox to school this morning?
8) My dad believes you're a great soccer player now.
9) The robot charged its battery at the docking station.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Its (Grade 3)
→ possessive meaning belonging to it
possessive meaning belonging to it
It's (Grade 3)
→ contraction for it is
contraction for it is
Your (Grade 3)
→ possessive meaning belonging to you
possessive meaning belonging to you
You're (Grade 3)
→ contraction for you are
contraction for you are
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