There, Their, They’re
There, their and
they’re are all words
that sound the same,
but have different
meanings and are spelt
differently. These are
called homophones.
You must know the difference
between the three homophones
This week we
will look at
the use of
‘there’…
There
There is used:
1. To make a
statement
2. To describe a
place
There
1. ‘There’ is used to make a statement:
eg. There is a football match later on.
2. ‘There’ is used to describe a place:
eg. The football match will happen over
there.
A way to remember ‘there’…
there
To remember that ‘there’ refers to a place,
remember that ‘there’ has the word ‘here’ in it.
Is she here yet?
Yes, she’s over there.
Correct these sentences
1.
They’re sitting over their, eating their lunch.
2. Shall we go over they’re?
3. They’re eleven football players on a team.
4. They put their shopping down there.
5. They need to line up over their.
Answers
1.
They’re sitting over there, eating their lunch.
2. Shall we go over there?
3. There are eleven football players on a team.
4. They put their shopping down there. – this was
correct!
5. They need to line up over there.