Homophones
Words that sound the same, but have different meanings.
There: dictating a place. Look at that car over there.
Their: denoting ownership. It is their car that is located over there.
They’re: contraction for they are. They are standing in the middle of the street looking at their
car which is over there.
Your: denoting one person’s ownership. Your dog is really smelly today. Can you move your
backpack?
You’re: contraction for you are. You’re very annoying today. I believe you’re the one who’s dog
stinks.
Aloud: to say something out loud. He yelled “your dog sinks” aloud at the game.
Allowed: permitted to do something. You’re allowed to take your dog to a dog wash.
Where: location. Where are you going today?
Wear: verb. As in to physically have something on your body. You’re wearing a pretty shoe
today.
We’re: contraction for we are. We’re going to see your dog get washed today.
Were: linking verb. Were you going to see their car in the middle of the road?
To: preposition. Helps out verbs. Are you going to watch their dog jump into the car?
Too: means also or quantifies an amount. There are too many people with smelly dogs.
Its: not a possessive. The dog left its bone in the yard.
It’s: a contraction for either it is or it has. It’s a long walk to detention.