Commonly Misspelled Words #11. YOUR vs. YOU’RE

Your = possessiveEx: Excuse me, but I think your hair

is on fire. You’re = contraction of you + are

Ex: Excuse me, but you’re sitting on my dog and cutting off his air supply.

2. ITS vs. IT’SIts = possessive

Ex: Its jaws opened wide so it could swallow the man whole.

It’s = contraction of it+isEx: It’s probably going to rain sharks today.

3. THEIR vs. THERE vs. THEY’RETheir = possessive

Their routine is far superior to ours.There = location

I wouldn’t go in there if I were you.They’re = contraction of they+areThey’re going to see Insidious 2 tonight.

Practice!YOUR vs. YOU’RE

1. Which one is ________ brother?

2. ________ the funniest person I’ve ever met!

3. I got home late last night and the first thing I

heard was, “________ grounded!”

4. What is ________ name?

Its vs. It’s5.   _____ up to you. 

6. I knew what model car it was, but I wasn't sure

about ____ color. 

7. I'm afraid ____ going to be a very long season for the

Mighty Ducks. 

8. A shark does not consider the consequences of

______ actions; _____ merely a killing machine.

They’re vs. Their vs. There9.  ______ are no excuses this time, Buddy! 

10. I can't imagine where __________ going after the movie. 

11. It's ________ car, so let them decide where we're going. 

12. Whenever ________ are two or more firefighters in the same room, you know what they'll be talking about. 

13. Whatever ________ doing to this highway, it seems to be taking forever to finish.