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 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. 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.

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?

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.

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.