Who's & Whose
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.25
Whose and Who's
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. For example, 'whose' and 'who's'
Whose
- Whose coat is this?
- We normally use whose in questions to ask who owns something or who is associated with something.
Whose: new clause
- We were all looking for Benjamin, whose coat was yellow.
- We can also use 'whose' to introduce a new clause adding extra information about a person.
Who's
- Who’s coming to the party?
- Who's is short for 'who is'.
Test yourself on Who's & Whose
What is a homophone?
Complete the following sentence with the correct word:
____ coming to the party?