This document provides a test to assess one's ability to identify correct grammar and punctuation related to possessive forms and contractions. It lists 20 sentences with errors in possessives or contractions and asks the reader to identify the correct options provided in parentheses. The document also includes examples of similes and metaphors for comparison.

1. How many words can you make?
Who has the highest scoring word?

2. Rules:
• Replace missing letters
• Show possession
• Used in plurals of abbreviations,
letters and numbers
REMEMBER: Do not add an apostrophe
Just because it ends in ‘S’
1. It's/Its not worth it for just two minutes' pleasure.
2. Life is something that happens when you ca'nt /can't get
to sleep.
3. The boy mowed an old ladys' / lady's lawn.
4. The tests/tests' were very difficult.
5. Thats/That's not going to happen.
6. I have two dress's /dresses to choose from.
7. The cat purred when the boy scratched it's/its neck.
8. It's/Its about time it was sunny in England.
9. The womans'/woman's smile was infectious.
10. It is you're/your turn to wash the dishes.
11. I am feeding Fergus'/Fergu's cat because he is on
holiday.
12. We're/Were going to a surprise party.
13. The mens'/men's badminton club is doing well this
year.
14. My daughter hasn't/has'nt taken her driving test yet.
15. Anna can't/c'ant expect to be invited.
16. The yacht was making it's/its maiden voyage.
17. You're/Your as daft as a brush.
18.Your PC can not/cannot handle these pictures.
19. Take them, David. They're ours/our's.
20. As a minister, she should of/have known better.

3. The hose is a slippery snake that slithers across the lawn The car was the colour of blood
Caitlin’s smile was as wide as the sea The little boy stood as straight as a soldier
He was a tiger in the board meeting It was as blue as the sky
The bed was as soft as a cotton ball The fence was a row of soldiers standing to attention around the
perimeter
The wave is a dog rushing to the beach for its bone It was as cold as a freezer on the mountain top
SIMILES METAPHORS