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Commonly Misspelled Words #1

Commonly Misspelled Words #1. YOUR vs. YOU’RE Your = possessive Ex: Excuse me, but I think your hair is on fire. You’re = contraction of you + are Ex: Excuse me, but you’re sitting on my dog and cutting off his air supply. 2. ITS vs. IT’S Its = possessive

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Commonly Misspelled Words #1

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  1. Commonly Misspelled Words #1 • YOUR vs. YOU’RE • Your = possessive • Ex: Excuse me, but I think your hair is on fire. • You’re = contraction of you + are • Ex: Excuse me, but you’re sitting on my dog and cutting off his air supply.

  2. 2. ITS vs. IT’S • Its = possessive • Ex: Its jaws opened wide so it could swallow the man whole. • It’s = contraction of it+is • Ex: It’s probably going to rain sharks today.

  3. 3. THEIR vs. THERE vs. THEY’RE • Their = possessive • Their routine is far superior to ours. • There = location • I wouldn’t go in there if I were you. • They’re = contraction of they+are • They’re going to see Insidious 2 tonight.

  4. Practice! YOUR vs. YOU’RE Which one is ________ brother? ________ the funniest person I’ve ever met! I got home late last night and the first thing I heard was, “________ grounded!” What is ________ name?

  5. Its vs. It’s  _____ up to you.  I knew what model car it was, but I wasn't sure about ____ color.  I'm afraid ____ going to be a very long season for the Mighty Ducks.  A shark does not consider the consequences of ______ actions; _____ merely a killing machine.

  6. They’re vs. Their vs. There  ______ are no excuses this time, Buddy!  I can't imagine where __________ going after the movie.  It's ________ car, so let them decide where we're going.  Whenever ________ are two or more firefighters in the same room, you know what they'll be talking about.  Whatever ________ doing to this highway, it seems to be taking forever to finish. 

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