Learning Worksheets Sight Words Sight word “its”
Free printable PDF · Dolch second grade · ages 7–8
Sight Word “its” Worksheet – Printable Reading Practice
“Its” shows that something belongs to an animal or thing: the dog wagged its tail, the tree lost its leaves. There is no apostrophe.
Quick game – Its or it’s?
Read short sentences aloud. Your child holds up an its card or an it’s card. Check by trying “it is” in the sentence: does it make sense?
A simple way to teach “its”
Its is easy to sound out but easy to confuse with it’s (it is). Teach the rule simply: if you can say “it is” instead, use it’s; if it means “belonging to it”, use its. Practise with a pet or a toy: the cat licked its paw, the car lost its wheel.
Read these together
- The dog wags its tail.
- The bird is in its nest.
- The tree lost its leaves.
- The car has its lights on.
Keep going
Next up: “their” and “your” – they are also words that show who something belongs to.
“its”: number 20 of 46, Dolch second grade list, typical ages 7–8. Review the first grade words first if it feels hard.
Four steps on one page
Trace the big “its”, write it on the line, circle it but skip it, is, sit, hits and tis, then trace and read “The dog wags its tail.”.
Print one per child, or slip it in a plastic sleeve and reuse it with a dry-wipe pen.
FAQ: “its”
What is the difference between its and it’s?
Its means belonging to it (the cat ate its food). It’s is short for it is or it has (it’s raining).
Why doesn’t its have an apostrophe?
Like his and hers, its shows ownership without an apostrophe. The apostrophe in it’s shows a missing letter.
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