Curated OER
Their vs. There vs. They're Quiz
Do your pupils need extra practice with often-confused words? There are five opportunities on this quiz for your pupils to demonstrate they’re able to tell the difference between these words. They can even put the quiz in their notebooks.
Curated OER
There, Their, and They're
Clear up the confusion between the homophones, there, their, and they're. A definition of each word is provided along with an example sentence. Learners fill in the blank in a series of sentences with the correct there, they're, or...
Curated OER
Fourth Grade English: Their, They're, and There
While this lesson provides a great idea for an exploration, it is incomplete. Learners are asked to identify the differences between their, they're and there, and discuss homonyms, but there are not activity descriptions. This lesson...
Curated OER
There! Their
In this there and their activity, students read labels to pictures and play a bingo game. Students read 13 labels and play bingo with many cards.
Other
Possessives
This article contains rules about the correct way to incorporate possessives into college writing. A link with downloadable practice exercises is included at the end of the lesson.
Kent State University
Ohio Literacy Resource Center: Homonyms
Find out the definition of a homonym when you visit this resource. This site features a list of common homonyms.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Using "They're," "There," and "Their" Correctly
Students practice recognizing the different uses of there, their and they're.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 1: Their, There, and They're
Complete these 20 sentences by choosing the correct form of their, there, and they're.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 2: Their, There, and They're
Complete these 20 sentences by typing the correct form of their, there, and they're.
Organization for Community Networks
Ofcn: Horrid Homonyms
This site features a lesson plan for homonyms. Young scholars and teachers will benefit in their speech and writing skills after tackling this activity.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Its & It's & There, Their & They're Quiz
Ten sentences test your knowledge of when to use its or it's, there or their or "they're and the like. Click Submit to see answer key.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: Too to Two
Can you tell the difference between the words 'to,' two,' and 'too'?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Frequently Confused Words: There Their They're
Do you know when to use 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're'?
Better English Lessons
Pearson and Caroline Brown: Better English Lessons: There There
Twenty sentences where students are asked to fill in the blanks by clicking on the correct homophone: there, their, or they're. Immediate feedback is given on the answers to each question, and a percentage score for the exercise is tallied.
Better English Lessons
Pearson and Caroline Brown: Better English Lessons: There There
Fill in the blanks in twenty sentences by choosing the correct spelling of there, their, or they're according to the context of each sentence. Answers are marked right or wrong with each choice, and a total percentage score is tallied...
TES Global
Blendspace: There, Their and They're
A sixteen-part learning module with links to images, texts, a video, and a quiz about the homonyms there, their, and they're.