Fill in the Blanks
Our bicycles are old, but ______ bicycles are new.
Their
It is a contraction that means "it has".
It's
"Who is"
Who's
There not here. Where are they?
There should be you're.
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
Homophone
Remember to bring ______ pencil to class.
Your
Is a contraction that means “you are”.
You're
"It has" and "It is"
It's
I like turkey more than ham on Thanksgiving because its the best meal.
Its should be it's
These were created because people became lazy with the number of words they used.
Contractions
My friend is ______ young to vote.
too
Means also or extremely.
Too
You're
I wonder whose going to the Halloween dance than the haunted house?
1. Whose should be who's
2. Than should be then
A set of rules in a language that helps people understand words and create clear and meaningful writing.
Grammar
He would rather go to the movies ______ mini golf.
Than
It is used to make comparisons. It helps us understand the difference between two or more things.
Than
"They would"
They'd
I was walking too the store, but then I stopped because I saw to many dogs on the sidewalk.
1. Too should be to
2. To should be too
This punctuation mark is used to indicate possession.
Apostrophe
The computer needs ______screen cleaned since ______ dusty now.
Its and it's
It is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership or to ask who something belongs to.
Whose
"Will not"
Won't
Tomorrow we have a homophone quiz in language class. Its going to be easy because your going to study, or else Ms. Merrick will know whose prepared and who isn't. Good luck! You're going to do great!
1. Its should be it's
2. Your should be you're
3. Whose should be who's
Its, your, and whose are examples of what parts of speech?
Possessive Pronoun