Exploring Homophones: You're vs. Your

This video tutorial covers the concept of homophones, focusing on the words 'your' and 'you're'. It explains the differences between these two words, providing examples and tests to determine the correct usage. The tutorial includes guided practice exercises and encourages independent practice to reinforce learning.

What are homophones?

• Words that have the same spelling and pronunciation

• Words that have similar meanings

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

How can you test if 'your' is used correctly in a sentence?

• Replace it with 'his'

• Replace it with 'you're'

• Replace it with 'they're'

• Replace it with 'there'

What does 'you're' stand for?

• You was

• You had

• You are

• You will

Choose the correct form: 'I love ___ shoes.'

• yours

• you're

• your

• you

How can you test if 'you're' is used correctly?

• Replace it with 'you are'

• Replace it with 'you was'

• Replace it with 'yours'

• Replace it with 'your'

Choose the correct form: '___ late for the meeting.'

• Yours

• You

• Your

• You're

Choose the correct form: '___ going to the store.'

• You

• You're

• Your

• Yours

Choose the correct form: 'Is this ___ book?'

• you're

• your's

• you

• your

Why is it incorrect to say 'Congratulations his the winner'?

• Because 'his' should be replaced with 'you're' to make sense

• Because 'his' does not show ownership in this context

• Because 'his' is not a contraction for 'you are'

• Because 'his' is grammatically incorrect in every context

Choose the correct form: 'May I borrow ___ pencil?'

• you

• you're

• your

• yours