Commonly Confused Words and Effective Word Choice

Commonly Confused Words and Vocabulary

Learning Target: I can identify the correct word based on the definition.

​your vs. you're

​Correct answer: your

• your - possessive form of "you"; ex. "Your dog is very well behaved."

  you're - contraction of "you are"; ex. "You're coming to the movies on Friday, right?"

Multiple Choice

Which word is the possessive form of "you"?

• you're

• your

• youre

​Where vs. were. vs. we're

​Correct answer: Where

• Where - indicates a place or location; ex. "Where did you put the book?"

• We're - contraction of "we are"; ex. "We're all going to the same college."

• Were - past tense form of are; ex. "Were you at the concert last night?"

Multiple Choice

Which word indicates a position or place?

• we're

• where

• were

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• You're going to your friend's house later.

• Your going to your friend's house later.

• Youre going to you're friend's house later.

• You're going to you're friend's house later.

Multiple Choice

What is the contraction for we are?

• whe're

• we're

• were

• wea're

Multiple Choice

Which word is a contraction for "they are"? (hint: you need to use an apostrophe)

• there

• their

• they're

• the're

​they're vs. their vs. there

Correct answer: They're

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• They're - contraction of "they are"; ex. "They're moving to West Virginia."

• Their - means it belongs to them; ex. "I hope their new puppy likes all the new toys."

• There - indicates a place; ex. "I saw your friend over there."

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks: __________ forced to leave __________ homes and travel hundreds of miles by foot because of the Partition of India.

• There; there

• Their; they're

• They're; their

• Their; there

Multiple Choice

Which word is the possessive form of it?

• its

• it's

• its's

​Its vs. It's

​Correct answer: Its

• Its - possessive form of it; ex. "Its name is Nemo."

  It's - a contraction of "it is" or "it has"; ex. It's been swimming in circles."