How to use Who, Whose and Who's

The many forms of who can be difficult to learn. Particularly as whose and who's sound exactly the same when we say them, but have different meanings and are written differently.

Who – means 'what person'.
Whose – refers to possession and is used with nouns.
Who's – is a contracted form (short form) of 'who is' e.g. "Who's she? (Who is she?)"

Try this quiz to see if you can remember which form to use and when. There are more forms of ‘who’ that even English speakers get confused by, do you know what they are and how to use them?

Good luck!
Lesson by Caroline

Choose the correct who form in each sentence:

• 1. ___ broke my glasses?
  
  Who
  Whose
  Who's
  
  
• 2. ___ the girl on the left?
  
  Who
  Whose
  Who's
  
  
• 3. I don't know ___ to talk to.
  
  Who
  Who's
  Whose
  
  
• 4. ___ sitting there?
  
  Who's
  Whose
  Who
  
  
• 5. ___ chocolate is that?
  
  Who
  Who's
  Whose
  
  
• 6. I don't know ___ stole her phone.
  
  Who
  Who's
  Whose
  
  
• 7. ___ better at dancing, Emily or Aida?
  
  Whose
  Who's
  Who
  
  
• 8. ___ your best friend?
  
  Whose
  Who
  Who's
  
  
• 9. ___ left their coat in the changing rooms?
  
  Who's
  Whose
  Who
  
  
• 10. ___ surname is Smith?
  
  Whose
  Who
  Who's