GRAMMAR GRIND Common Spelling Errors Your vs Youre

Your vs. You’re Your is a possessive pronoun meaning ownership of something. E. g.

Let’s Try It your you’re If _______ ill, _______ bed is where you belong.

Its vs. It’s Its is a possessive pronoun. E. g. This Grammar Grind is

Let’s Try It it’s Superman! it’s It’s a bird, _______ a plane, ______ A

Their, There, They’re Their is a possessive pronoun meaning a group of people’s ownership

Let’s Try It They’re coming over for dinner. I hope they bring _______dog. their

Affect vs. Effect is most commonly a noun. E. g. The effect of poor

Let’s Try It effect What is the _____ of a traumatic experience? affect your

Then vs. Than Then is used when speaking about time. E. g. We did

Let’s Try It than We are smarter ____ the rest of the classes at

To, Too and Two To is used to mean, “in the direction of. ”

Let’s Try It Sometimes our Grammar Grinds get a little _______hype. too There are

Who’s vs. whose Who’s is a contraction meaning who is. E. g. Who’s going

Let’s Try It Who’s feeling this Grind right now? ____ whose Anthem is a

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GRAMMAR GRIND Common Spelling Errors

Your vs. You’re Your is a possessive pronoun meaning ownership of something. E. g. Your class, your teacher, your car, your boyfriend/girlfriend. You’re is a contraction meaning you are. E. g. You’re making a mistake when you write your and you mean you are.

Let’s Try It your you’re If _______ ill, _______ bed is where you belong. your You’re ______ a very creative writer but _____ handwriting is terrible! Your your ______ dog can sometimes be ______ best friend.

Its vs. It’s Its is a possessive pronoun. E. g. This Grammar Grind is awesome. Its tips are great! It’s is a contraction meaning it is. E. g. Students often complain how it’s hot in Mr. Langan’s class.

Let’s Try It it’s Superman! it’s It’s a bird, _______ a plane, ______ A lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to put _____ pants on. –Winston Churchill its It’s one of the hardest courses in ______ history

Their, There, They’re Their is a possessive pronoun meaning a group of people’s ownership of something. E. g. Their grades were good on the test. There is used in reference to a place. E. g. The store isn’t here, it’s over there. They’re is a contraction meaning they are. E. g. They’re very intelligent students.

Let’s Try It They’re coming over for dinner. I hope they bring _______dog. their Have you been to the Prudential Center? I heard the Devils there play _____. they’re there Over _____, ______ working on a Grammar Grind.

Affect vs. Effect is most commonly a noun. E. g. The effect of poor grammar on a person’s income is well documented. “Those who failed to progress to a director-level position within the first 10 years of their careers made 2. 5 times as many grammar mistakes as their director-level colleagues” (Forbes Study via Linked. In). Affect is the verb meaning to impact something. E. g. Your study habits will affect your grade in this class and ultimately your salary.

Let’s Try It effect What is the _____ of a traumatic experience? affect your future? How will the work you do today _____ effect on our writing Grammar Grinds have a positive _____ skills.

Then vs. Than Then is used when speaking about time. E. g. We did a Grammar Grind then we worked on our essays. Than is used when comparing two or more things. E. g. Mr. Langan is a more handsome red head than Ewon Mc. Gregor from Star Wars.

Let’s Try It than We are smarter ____ the rest of the classes at East Side. than I would rather walk across burning coals _____ being face to face with a shark. then We’ll go to lunch _____ we’ll get down to work on our essays.

To, Too and Two To is used to mean, “in the direction of. ” Also used to make the infinitive form of the verb. E. g. We went to the soccer game yesterday. We are going to Grammar Grind for a bit longer. Too means also or extremely. E. g. Can I come to the game too? You’re taking yourself too seriously. Two is the number 2. E. g. This gentleman has two chains, whereas the lama has one.

Let’s Try It Sometimes our Grammar Grinds get a little _______hype. too There are _______ two different ways I take _______ to school. too to Are you going ______ after school tutoring _______ ?

Who’s vs. whose Who’s is a contraction meaning who is. E. g. Who’s going to answer the next question? Whose shows ownership or possession. E. g. Whose owl is this?

Let’s Try It Who’s feeling this Grind right now? ____ whose Anthem is a story ______ theme is society vs. individual rights. Crystal, _____a who’s student in Mr. Langan’s class, is answering this question.