English Quiz - Your and You're (Answers)
'Your' is about owning and 'you're' is about shortening. 'Your' is a possessive adjective which is used to show possession: 'Your exam results were very good'. 'You're' is a contraction (shortened form) of 'you are'.
Once you have learned (and, more importantly, remembered) the two words, their meanings and when to use which one, you should never make the mistake of getting the two words mixed up again. Even though these words are very common in the English language, plenty of people still get them wrong. Make sure you are not one of them and play this quiz until you are sure you know what you are doing, and why!
This 11-plus English quiz will test your skills on these two everyday words. See if you can get full marks.
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The possessive adjective is required because it's someone's pen: the pen belongs to someone
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The possessive adjective is required because it's someone's house: the house belongs to someone
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The sentence states who the best student in the class is, so you need 'you're'
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The first gap requires the possessive adjective because it's someone's work: the work belongs to someone. The second gap requires 'you're' because the sentence states who is going to be given a prize
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The sentence states who is joking, so you need 'you're'
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The possessive adjective is required because it's someone's cooking: the cooking 'belongs' to your mum
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The sentence makes a statement about who is not going to believe something, so you need 'you're'
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The possessive adjective is required because it's someone's stamp collection: the stamp collection belongs to someone
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The possessive adjective is required because it's someone's go: the go 'belongs' to someone
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The first gap requires 'you're' because the sentences states who the father's spitting image is. The second gap requires the possessive adjective because it's someone's spitting image: you are the spitting image of your father
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