Contractions & Homophones

Contractions & Homophones

Homophones

each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.

Homophones you should know...

• To, Too, & Two

• There, Their, They're,

• Your & You're

• Affect & Effect

• Weather & Whether

• Passed & Past

• Whose & Who’s

Contractions

A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters and sounds.

There

means the opposite of here; “at that place.”

Example: Ms. Katopol sat over there with her dog.

Their

means “belongs to them.”

Ms. Katopol and her dog got in their car and left!

They're

is a contraction of “they are” or “they were.”

Example: That's Ms. Katopol and her dog. They're best friends!

Multiple Choice

_____ is not any candy left in the treat box because Ms. Landwehr ate it.

• There
• Their
• They're

Multiple Choice

The fourth graders never forget _____ notebooks when they go to Social Studies.

• there
• their
• they're

Multiple Choice

_____ going to be late for school if they don't eat their breakfast faster.

• There
• Their
• They're

Two

is a number that follows 1...

Example: Ms. Katopol wishes she had two dogs.

Too

an adverb that means also, more, or very. 

Example: Ms. Katopol thinks that there is no such thing as too many dogs!

To

a preposition that is used to show location, distance, or motion.

Example: Ms. Katopol went to the beach with her dog.

Multiple Choice

What's it like __ have a baby sister?

• to

• too

• two

Multiple Choice

I have that class __

• two

• to

• too

Multiple Choice

When I was ___ years old I learned how to open the door.

• to

• two

• too

Your

Your is the possessive form of the pronoun you. 

Example: Ms. Katopol wants to see all the pictures of your dog!

You're

The word you’re is a contraction of the words “you” and “are”. 

Example: Ms. Katopol told Queen. "You're the best dog in the whole world!"

Multiple Choice

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

• That's not your phone.

• That's not you're phone.

Multiple Choice

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

• You're going to the movies with you're friends.

• Your going to the movies with you're friends.

• You're going to the movies with your friends.

• Your going to the movies with your friends.

Multiple Choice

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

• Your so wonderful!

• You're so wonderful!

Multiple Choice

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

• It's your cat.

• It's you're cat.

Multiple Choice

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

• Your hair looks great today!

• You're hair looks great today!

It's

The abbreviated form of it is and it has is the contraction it’s.

Example: It's a common fact that Ms. Katopol's dog is the best dog in the world.

Its

the apostrophe often indicates possession

Example: My dog loves its bed.

Multiple Choice

The cat licked ----- fur.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

I really don't think _____ going to rain today.

• its

• it's

Multiple Choice

The dog wagged _____ tail.

• its

• it's

Multiple Choice

_____ my brother's cat that keeps scratching up my phone.

• it's
• its