Misused/Misspelled Words

In the following list are misspelled words that often get confused. Read the information and examples, and try the exercises.
 
 
their/there/they're to/too/two your/you're
its/it's then/than which/who/that

 
 
its/it's
its = belonging to it
it's = it is
It's the first day after the snowfall and already the snow has lost its fresh, clean look.

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their/there/they're
their = belonging to them
there = a direction
they're = they are
Sam and Barbara told us that they're not coming for a visit. They had a lot of trouble there. When they went to make a phone call to their family at home.

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then/than
then = to show time
than = to show comparison
I just saw a list of the top ten CDs and then realized that I am less than hip.

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to/too/two
to = a preposition (used with a noun or pronoun)
too = also, very
two = quantity
I wanted to visit two friends, but it was too hot.

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which/who/that

which = refers to things or animals (not people)
who = refers only to people (not things or animals)
that = refers to people, things, or animals

Who was at the dinner?
The horse which belonged to Tim, was brown and white.
The first toy that was lost was a stuffed animal.

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your/you're
your = belonging to you
you're = you are
Where is your hat?
The teacher said that you're all late.

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Fill in the blank in each sentence by choosing one of the words listed below the sentence. Check answers.
 
 

1. I am ______ Aunt Bette. 
          your   you're 

2. My sister is ____ tired ____ go ____ the movies. 
          to    too    two 

3.  _______ going to _______ first dance tonight. 
          there     their     they're 

4.  _____ too late for playing cards. 
          it's     its 

5.  We went to the show and _____ we had dinner. 
          than    then 

6.   ____ was _____boy in the blue shirt? 
          who, which, that 
 


Answers

1. I am your Aunt Bette. 
 

2. My sister is too tired to go to the movies. 
 

3. They're going to their first dance tonight. 
 

4.  It's too late for playing cards. 
 

5.  We went to the show and then we had dinner. 
 

6.Who was that boy in the blue shirt?