Mixed Possessives Practice

This exercise brings together all the possessive forms you have learnt: its vs it's, whose vs who's, possessive adjectives vs pronouns, the Saxon genitive ('s) vs 'of,' and singular vs plural possessives. Practising all these forms together helps you build the speed and accuracy needed for real reading and writing. The common thread connecting all possessive forms is that possessive pronouns and adjectives never use an apostrophe — when you see an apostrophe in words like "it's" or "who's," it is always a contraction, never possession.

When you see a gap in a mixed possessives exercise, follow these steps: first, decide whether the word is a contraction (it is, who is, it has) or a possessive. If it is a contraction, use the apostrophe form (it's, who's). If it is possessive, check whether a noun follows — if yes, use the adjective form (my, your, their); if no, use the pronoun form (mine, yours, theirs). For nouns, decide whether the owner is singular or plural and place the apostrophe accordingly. This systematic approach works for every question type and is excellent preparation for Cambridge A2 Key and B1 Preliminary exams.