They’re / Their / There
•‘They’re’ is the contraction of ‘they are’.
•‘Their’ is possessive form of ‘they’.
•‘There’ is used to identify a location, to indicate an objects
location, or establish existence.
Online Skill
Building Activities:
http://www.betterenglish.com/easier/theyre.htm
www.englishmaven.org/exercises
You’re / Your
• ‘You’re’ is the contraction of ‘you are’.
• ‘Your’ is the possessive form of ‘you’.
Online Skill Building
Activities:
http://www.englishbaby.com/lessons/gr
ammar/your_vs_youre
http://englishzone.com/verbs/your1.html
Its / It’s
• ‘Its’ is the possessive form of ‘it’.
• ‘It’s’ is the contraction of ‘it is’.
Online Skill Building
Activities:
http://www.wisconline.com/objects/ViewObject.asp
x?ID=WCN4202
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizz
es/287.html
Effect / Affect
• Use effect when you mean: RESULT, TO
CAUSE, TO ACCOMPLISH, TO BRING ABOUT.
• Use affect when you mean: TO INFLUENCE
SOMETHING RATHER THAN CAUSE.
Online Skill Building
Activities:
http://www.wisconline.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=W
CN4202
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/287.h
tml
To / Too / Two
• ‘To’ indicates a direction.
EX: “We are going to the grocery store.”
• ‘Too’ means ‘more than enough’ or ‘also’.
EX: “We purchased too many groceries.” or “Dad wanted to go to the store, too.”
• ‘Two’ is a number.
EX: “We had two carts full of groceries!”
Online Skill
Building Activities:
http://www.quia.com/pop/1000.
html?AP_rand=1641903797
http://www.wisconline.com/Objects/ViewObject.
aspx?ID=ABC1202
How to avoid these
common mistakes:
• Learn them!
• Pay attention!
• Check and recheck!