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Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.
Robert Graves
1895 - 1985
English poet, critic

Vocabulary and spelling series

They're, their, there;
American spelling practice

"They're - There - Their" are pronounced the same,
but spelled differently according to usage:

"There" refers to a place.
Examples: There is a library in the first building. It is over there.
Hint: If you can use the word "here," you have it right!

"They're" is a contraction of "they are"
Example: They're not in this building.
Hint: "They" is a pronoun and "are" is the verb.
If you can substitute "We are" you have it right!

"Their" is the posessive pronoun.
Example: Their library is located on the next street.
Hint: If you can substitute "our" you have it right!

"they're, there, their " practice!

Practice

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If a word ends with a silent "e,"
drop the "e" before adding a suffix which begins with a vowel (-ing, -able, -:
Examples: make--making, makable; time--timing, oblige--obliging.
Try spelling these:

1.

...... coming tonight.

2.

Do you have ... books?

3.

I thought they were ...

4.

No, ... placed on the table.

5.

My friends said they weren't ...

6.

Is that for ... supplies?

7.

They are usually over ...

8.

Do you think ... happy?

9.

... still waiting for the test scores.

10.

... challenge is to wait until sunset.

11.

We found the ring over ....

12.

I think ... over by the edge of the table.

13.

Is ... a room for the group to meet?

14.

If ... group meets, they'll be lucky.

15.

... are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio.

16.

Was ... baby born at home?

Vocabulary and spelling guides

Transitional words & phrases | More transitions | Transitional word game | 
Essay terms and directives | Modifiers & commas | Plurals |
Spelling rules & exercises | Common misspelled words |
There - They're - Their | Too - Two - To | "Y" with suffixes |
Prefixes and root words | Suffixes and silent "e" |
Mapping vocabulary | Picturing vocabulary | American alphabet recited