The Grange School
The Literacy Toolkit
Easily Confused Words:
There, their and they’re
Literacy Issues
Objectives:
To learn how to use the words there, their
and they’re in the correct context.
Outcome:
I will not make these errors again.
Easily confused words
It is easy to confuse
words which sound or
look the same. Words
which sound the same
are known as
homophones.
Homophones are
often little words that
we use all the time, so
it’s important to know
how to use them
correctly.
In this lesson we
will be looking at
the often confused
homophones
there, their and
they’re.
There, their and they’re
There refers to a place.
E.G ‘There are two lanes on this
road’ or ‘I went there last
night’.
Their means belonging to them.
E.G ‘Their hands were frozen’ or
‘The children do their exams
tomorrow’.
They’re is short for ‘they are’.
E.G ‘They’re going to Florida
tomorrow’ or ‘They’re going to
be late again.’
There, their and they’re
Their house is over there,
next to the field where
they’re playing football with
their friends…
Complete the sentences
1. I went ______ yesterday.
2. The twins have to catch a bus on _____ journey to
school.
3. _____ house is up for sale.
4. The teacher yelled, “_____ is too much noise in
here!”
5. “It’s _____ fault, _____ the ones responsible,” cried
Amy.
6. Look at Jordan and Nathan, _____ going to get in
trouble if they get caught.
7. _____ going to New Zealand to visit _____ relatives.
8. _____ confident of winning the final.
Peer Assessment
Swap your work. Using the
next slide go through and check
they have used the correct
homophone.
When you have checked their work
you could give them a score out of
ten, write a comment on the bottom
or suggest a target for improvement.
Complete the sentences
1. I went there yesterday.
2. The twins have to catch a bus on their journey to
school.
3. Their house is up for sale.
4. The teacher yelled, “there is too much noise in
here!”
5. “It’s their fault, they’re the ones responsible,” cried
Amy.
6. Look at Jordan and Nathan, they’re going to get in
trouble if they get caught.
7. They’re going to New Zealand to visit their relatives.
8. They’re confident of winning the final.
Plenary
Swap your work back :
How many did you get out of 10?
Which ones, if any did you get wrong?
Why do you think you got those wrong?
When using there, their or they’re
remember...
There, their and they’re
There refers to a place.
E.G ‘There are freckles on
Sarah’s nose’ or ‘I went there
last night’.
Their means belonging to them.
E.G ‘Their hands were frozen’ or
‘The children do their exams
tomorrow’.
They’re is short for ‘they are’.
E.G ‘They’re going to Florida
tomorrow’ or ‘They’re going to
be late again.’
There, their and they’re
Their house is over there,
next to the field where
they’re playing football with
their friends…
There, their and they’re game
Click below to play the ‘There, their and
they’re tank attack game’.