Homophone Words that sound the same but have

Homophone Words that sound the same but have different meanings.

Contraction A shortened word

Your and You’re • Your: possessive – Your problem is that you are not paying attention to the rules of grammar. – It is your responsibility to learn these rules so you don’t sound like an idiot.

Your and You’re • You’re: you + are (contraction) – You’re all in big trouble is you don’t remember these rules on your next test. – Seriously, you’re in 10 th grade. Learn these already!

Were, Where, and We’re • Were: past tense for are – Bingham and I were impressed with you guys, until you started using the wrong “were. ” – We were going to do something much more fun in class, but now we’re learning grammar.

Were, Where, and We’re • Where: location (like here) – Where were you when your English teachers taught you this for the past 400 years? – I don’t know where I am going to land when I throw myself out of the window if you make this mistake again.

Were, Where, and We’re • We’re: we + are (contraction) – You better believe we’re going to test you over this stuff! – And we’re going to keep testing you until you get it!

Their, There, and They’re • Their: possesive – Bingham and Diaz are going to have their feelings hurt if you don’t start engaging your brain when it comes to grammar. – Don’t blame your old teachers; it is not their problem anymore!

Their, There, and They’re • There: location (like here) – The grammar books are over there in my classroom and I am not afraid to bust them out. – There is no excuse for getting these words wrong after today.

Their, There, and They’re • They’re: they + are (contraction) – Bingham, I am sure that after this lesson, they’re all going to remember these homophones. – And if they don’t, they’re in big trouble.