2. HOMONYMS CONFUSING WORDS THAT SOUND OR LOOK ALIKE

3. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT COMMON HOMONYMS -there, their, they’re -its, it’s -whose, who’s -to, two, too

4. THERE, THEIR, & THEY’RE There -- a noun that means “that place” Their – third person plural possessive adjective, used to describe something as belonging to them They’re – contraction of “they are”, often followed by the present participle(verb ending in –ing) EXAMPLE: They’re going over there to see their puppies.

5. ITS AND IT’S Its -- possesive pronoun; modifies a noun It’s – contraction of it is EXAMPLE: It’s about time it got its stuff together.

6. WHOSE AND WHO’S Whose -- the possessive form of who, usually sits before a noun Who’s – a contraction of either who is or who has EXAMPLE: Whose bike was expensive and who’s going to pay for it?

7. TO, TWO, & TOO To -- a preposition before a noun or an infinitive before a verb Two – used to spell out the number 2 Too – synonym for also or to indicate excessiveness before a verb EXAMPLE: I went to the mall with two of my friends. We bought too many items.

8. QUIZ TIME! PRACTICE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED! Are you ready? Yes! Take me to the quizNo! I need more review

9. QUIZ Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence. 1.My grandparents live in Michigan and we will be visiting _______ house for Christmas. A)They’reThey’re B)TheirTheir C)ThereThere

10. CORRECT! Great job! Continue to next question!Continue

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12. QUIZ Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence. 2. The dog likes to chase _____ tail. A)ItsIts B)It’sIt’s

13. CORRECT! Great job! Continue to next question!Continue

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15. QUIZ Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence. 3. _________ is coming to fix the air conditioning? A)Who’sWho’s B)WhoseWhose

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18. QUIZ Choose the letter which correctly completes the sentence. 4. The classroom was crowded because there were _____ many students. A)ToTo B)TwoTwo C)TooToo

19. CORRECT! Great job! You have finished the quiz! Continue to works cited!

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21. WORKS CITED "Punctuation." The Difference between Its and It's (grammar Lesson). N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2014.