Its VS It's: What is the difference between its and it's? | ESL Homonyms & Homophones Lesson

Today’s mini lesson is on the difference between its and it’s. This is a very common mistake for both native English speakers and ESL learners. In this video, you'll learn the difference between its and it's and learn how to use each of them in a sentence. We'll also do a practice session with examples. Its, I-T-S, is the possessive form of it. Usually, we use apostrophes to show possession, but "its" doesn't need one. Example: It is a dog. Its name is Sparky. Now let’s look at the word It’s, I-T-apostrophe-S. It's is a contraction, meaning a shorter or "contracted" form of "it is" or, in some cases, "it has." Example: It's a beautiful day! = It is a beautiful day! It's been raining for hours. = It has been raining for hours. Now it's your turn to practice! Write sentences using its and it’s in the comments section of this video! Make sure to like this video and subscribe to Sparkle English for more videos on how to improve your level of English. Thanks for watching! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Its (possessive form of the pronoun it) 01:10 - Examples using its 01:29 - It's (contraction of it is or it has) 01:59 - Examples using it's 02:14 - Practice session and quiz #esl #sparkleenglish #learnenglish #homophones #commonlyconfusedwords