Contractions and Possessive Pronouns
THERE/THEIR/THEY'RE
______ are two house for sale.
What is There?
Things can be more complicated _____ they seem at first.
What is than?
Most students like the freedom they have in college. Usually college students live on their own, in the dormitory or in an apartment. This means they are free to come and go as they like. Their parents can’t tell them when to get up, when to go to school, and when to come home. It also means that they are free to listen too their favorite music without interference from parents.
What is change too --> to
Would you like (to, two, too) have pizza tonight.
What is to
Is this (your/ you're) first time on an airplane?
What is your?
The ______ war has on a country and its people is not pleasurable.
effect
Sunset is the time of day where our sky meets the outer space solar winds. Their are blue, pink, and purple swirls, spinning and twisting like a cloud of balloons caught in a blender. The sun moves slowly beyond the horizon, while the moon races to take its place in prominence atop the night sky. People slow to a crawl, entranced, fully forgetting the deeds that still must get done. Than there is a coolness… a calmness… whenever the sun does set.
What is change their --> there
Than--> then
James ate (to, two, too) much ice cream for a ___ year old .
What is too, two
Correct this sentence:
Have you seen that add about the new restaurant in the city?
What is change add to ad
THERE/THEIR/THEY'RE
_________ just looking out for _______ best interest.
What is They're, their
She was more _______ by the experience than anything that had happened in her life before that point.
What is affected
For centuries now, mankind has turned a deaf ear to the pleas to save the mother earth, and has effected the earth negatively. In the name of development, natural resources have bin misused and now mankind is standing on the brink of ecological disaster. Now the time has come when mankind must listen because air pollution has never been as bad as it is now. More automobiles and factories are operating around us today than before. But even as we benefit from them, we must ensure that the very air we breathe remains clean and safe.
What is effected --> affected
bin --> been
I will (accept/except) that package.
What is accept
(whose/who's) idea was it to go sailing today? Was it (your/you're) plan or (there/their/they're) idea?
What are whose, your, their
Will the upgrade _____ the performance of the software? No? _____ you can install it.
What is affect and Then
After potatoes have been harvested there spread out and sorted in order to get the maximum market price. They're divided according to its size—big, medium and small. Its only after potatoes have been sorted and bagged that they are loaded onto trucks.
What is
THEY'RE spread out and sorted
its size--> their size
IT'S only after potatoes have
My teacher said, "Your voice is ___ loud."
"What's it ___ you?!" I responded. I realized the sass was a mistake a few seconds ____ late.
What is too
to
too
What is you're, than
Fill in the blanks with the correct contraction or posessive pronoun.
Snakes are cool and all, but sometimes _______ scary. Like imagine this: _________ hiking, and just minding ______ own business, when you hear a the noise of a rattle snake. I would freak out! In that situation ___ crazy NOT to be scared.
What is they're
you're
your
it's
It can be difficult to trace all the different ways in which humans _____ the world. Some of the _______ are more obvious _____ others.
What is affect and then effects
Its easy to forget, but even with all of the scientific progress made so far, you're understanding of the world is super limited! There are so many things that remain a mystery. Scientists study the world and it's mysteries, but their hard work will never reveal everything. Whose going to make the next big discovery? Idk! Maybe it's your turn!
IT'S easy to forget, but even with all of the scientific progress made so far, YOUR understanding of the world is super limited! There are so many things that remain a mystery. Scientists study the world and ITS mysteries, but their hard work will never reveal everything. WHO'S going to make the next big discovery? Idk! Maybe it's your turn!
Write 3 sentences about the industrial revolution, one with two, one with too, and one with to
Answers vary, but you have to use them all correctly to get points
The team of scientists had focused (it's/its/they're/their) attention on a herd of 20 lions. The lions in the herd showed (it's/its/they're/their) annoyance by growling when the cameras got (too/to/two) close.
What is its
their
too