Lesson: Homophones: There/Their/They're

There, Their, They're LESSON

Poll

On a scale of 1-5, how confident are you in writing THERE, THEIR, and THEY'RE correctly when you write?

• 1 - I mess these up all the time

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5 - I never get confused with these 3 words.

Multiple Choice

What are homophones?

• A combination of two words with an apostrophe

• words that sound funny

• words that sound the same with different meanings

Multiple Choice

Which sentence does NOT work for "THERE"

• There is always hope for those who believe.

• There are 16 heirs who want to win.

• Is there any reason why you are sad today?

• There best friend was the famous Harry Potter.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence does NOT work for "THEIR"?

• Their is never a good reason for selfishness.

• Their parents were from Germany.

• Their faces glowed with joy!

• Their socks got wet while playing soccer.

Multiple Choice

THEY'RE is a contraction of the 2 words _______ and _______.

• there, are

• they, are

• they, our

Multiple Choice

Which sentence does NOT work for "they're"?

• They're my parents, not my grandparents!
• They're from England...that's why they talk funny.
• They're actually coming over?  Today?!
• They're clothes were dirty and ugly.

Multiple Choice

Did you see ________ dog? They couldn't find him.

• Their

• There

• They're

Multiple Choice

We have a small class. ________ are less than 20 students.

• Their

• There

• They're

Multiple Choice

_____ favorite food is ice cream from Dairy Queen.

• There
• Their
• They're

Multiple Choice

_____ going to be late for school if they don't eat their breakfast faster.

• There
• Their
• They're