Do you know any words that sound exactly the same but have different meanings and sometimes different spellings?
I can think of a few that comes to mind, for example:
Bored – Board
The students were bored of staring at the board.
Ant – Aunt
My aunt killed an ant.
These kinds of words are called homophones! There are so many examples of homophones in English.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
Today, we are going to look at some confusing homophones.
THEIR, THERE and THEY’RE
Their, there, and they’re are among the most commonly confused homophones. Here are some tricks and examples to help you use them correctly.
Their is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership.
Example: It is their car.
There is used to refer to a place.
Example: The books are over there.
They’re is a contraction that means they are.
Example: They’re here.
Can you fill in the gaps with the correct answer?
__________ going on a field trip.
A. Their
B. There
C. They’re
Kudos! Option C is the correct answer.
They’re going on a field trip. Remember, there is a contraction of they are
They are going on a field trip.