Their, There, and Theyre

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Their, There, and Theyre

• Their is used as a possessive pronoun.
• Ex. Their bag has four different books in it.
• There is used to describe a location.
• Ex. Students please place your books over there.
• Theyre is a contraction for the words they
  are.
• Ex. Theyre going on a ski trip in December.

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Tuesday
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice
their, there, or theyre

• Oh, no! _________ are lima beans on my plate!
  screamed Noel before he fainted with a thud on
  the dining room floor.
• Nothing makes Dianes cat Big Toe Joe happier
  than a laundry basket full of fresh warm towels.
  __________ he will sleep, purring in contentment.
• Elizabeth spent the afternoon cleaning the living
  room tables and shelves. Now _________ slippery
  with furniture polish.
• Mrs. OShea spent the day steam cleaning the
  living room floor. Now her children can hardly
  find the kitchen without_______ trail of dirty
  footprints.
• Dolly believes that canines are loathsome
  creatures because _________ only goal in life is
  to dig up her front lawn.

3
Wednesday

• Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice
  their, there, or theyre

• Behind the sofa ___________ is a collection of
  desiccated broccoli spears that the dog carries
  away for the baby who feeds them to him.
• Bentley, our neighbors basset hound, has
  toenails that are so long that ________ curled
  like macaroni noodles at the ends of his paws.
• Noel carefully sliced each Brussels sprout in
  half, because he always worries that __________
  might be a worm buried in the middle.
• Casey and Tamara had plenty of fun playing
  hide-and-go-seek in the backyard because
  __________ sheets were drying on the clothesline.
• After a few hurried swipes across the kitchen
  floor, the boys returned _______ mop to the
  closet where it would remain for another six
  months.

4
Thursday

• Finish these sentence beginnings by using their,
  there, or theyre to complete them.

• Where are Mark and Sally?...........
• Theyve forgotten..
• Ive met them before but I dont know .
• Look at the smiles on
• I dont think
• I wonder if ..
• From the look on.
• They cant make up.
• Do you think
• The students are happy because

5
Friday
Please complete the paragraph by adding there,
their, or theyre to the missing blanks.

• He says indoor air pollution is common in
  developing countries
• because people ______________use open stoves.
  These organs
• could be placed in humans suffering from failure
  of ___________
• hearts, kidneys or other organs. And they say
  __________is evidence
• of species loss because of dams and other changes
  to rivers.
• _____________were several other interesting and
  unusual elections.
• He said the study shows most people are not
  likely to develop cancer
• because of __________genes. But she says it is
  too early to suggest
• that people change use of pesticides. They say
  __________animals
• show no sign of disease. __________ trying to fix
  the problem but
• ____________ has been difficulty doing so.
• Nevertheless, _____________ going to continue to
  fight against air pollution.
• _________ not going to stop until it is gone for
  good!