Its/It's

Use Practice 1 & 2  to learn the concept before doing the Exercise.  ​
​You only get one chance on the exercise, so practice as many times as you need.
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Practice 1     Practice 2               Exercises: E9 Exercise     E10 Exercise     H11 Exercise
Explanation:
  • "It's" has two meanings:
    - "It is" (like "It's going to rain today.")
    - "It has" (like "It's been a long time.")
  • "Its" shows that something belongs to or goes with "it," just like his, hers, yours, etc.  See how they all end with the s sound but DON'T have an apostrophe?

So if you're not sure, just say "it is" or "it has" when you see "it's" or "its" and see if the sentence makes sense.