Homographs worksheet for students to practice using "there," "their," and "they're" correctly in sentences.

You're working on a homograph worksheet — but actually, this is about homophones, not homographs. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (like “lead” the metal vs. “lead” the verb). The words you’re choosing between — *there*, *their*, and *they’re* — are homophones: they sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

Let’s break down each word:

- There → refers to a place or location (“over there”, “there are”)
- Their → possessive form, meaning “belonging to them” (“their toys”, “their team”)
- They’re → contraction of “they are” (“they’re going”, “they’re happy”)

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Now let’s solve each sentence:

1. ________ are millions of cells in your body.
→ This is an existential statement: “There are...”
✔ There

2. The milk is over ________ on the counter.
→ Refers to location → “over there”
✔ there

3. The dogs were happy to play with ________ toys.
→ Possessive: the toys belong to the dogs → “their toys”
✔ their

4. ________ team jackets look awesome!
→ Possessive: the jackets belong to the team → “their team jackets”
✔ Their

5. Sally wants to have ________ apple pie tonight.
→ This one is tricky — it’s NOT “their” or “they’re”. It should be “an” — but since the instruction says to choose from “there/their/they’re”, this might be a typo in the worksheet.
But if we *must* pick from the three, none fit perfectly. However, if we assume it’s meant to say “Sally wants to have their apple pie tonight” (meaning the pie belonging to someone else), that could work contextually — though grammatically odd.
Alternatively, maybe it’s a mistake and should be “an apple pie”.

⚠️ But since the worksheet forces a choice among the three, and “their” is the only one that can modify “apple pie” as a possessive, we’ll go with:
✔ their *(though it’s awkward — likely a typo)*

6. ________ going to need help tomorrow.
→ Contraction for “they are” → “They’re going to need help...”
✔ They’re

7. When dad gets home, ________ going to the store.
→ Again, “they are going to the store” → “They’re”
✔ they’re

8. We’re very proud of ________ students.
→ Possessive: the students belong to “them” → “their students”
✔ their

9. I hope ________ having fun at the county fair.
→ “They are having fun” → “They’re”
✔ they’re

10. ________ not going to school tomorrow because of the snow.
→ “They are not going” → “They’re not going...”
✔ They’re

11. The cats were jumping over ________ toys.
→ Possessive: toys belonging to the cats → “their toys”
✔ their

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✔ Final Answers:

1. There
2. there
3. their
4. Their
5. their *(awkward, but best available option)*
6. They’re
7. they’re
8. their
9. they’re
10. They’re
11. their

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📌 Note for #5: If this were a real assignment, I’d suggest pointing out that “an apple pie” is correct — “their apple pie” implies the pie belongs to someone else, which doesn’t make sense unless contextually specified (e.g., “Sally wants to have their apple pie” = she wants to eat someone else’s pie). Otherwise, it’s likely a typo.

Let me know if you want this formatted as a printable answer key! 😊