Common Core Grammar Worksheet: There, Their, and They're – Practice identifying and correcting homophones in sentences.
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You're working on a Common Core Grammar Worksheet focused on the correct usage of there, their, and they’re.
These three words are homophones — they sound the same but have different meanings and spellings:
- There = refers to a place or location (e.g., “The book is over there.”)
- Their = possessive form of “they” (e.g., “That is their car.”)
- They’re = contraction of “they are” (e.g., “They’re going to the store.”)
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1. The library book is over *there*.
> ✔️ Correct: “there” refers to a place — where the book is located.
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2. Cats use *their* tongues to groom themselves.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” shows possession — the cats’ tongues.
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3. Did they forget *their* lunches at home?
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to them (the students).
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4. The students handed in *their* best work.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = the students’ work.
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5. This is a day *there*’s not going to be fog.
> ✘ Original says “there not going” — missing apostrophe.
> ✔️ Correction: “there’s” = “there is”. So it should be:
> → This is a day there’s not going to be fog.
> 💡 Note: Some might argue for “when there’s not going to be fog,” but grammatically, “there’s” is acceptable here as a contraction.
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6. It’s too far, so we don’t go *there* anymore.
> ✔️ Correct: “there” = location — the place they no longer go to.
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7. James and Maria hung *their* coats in *there* lockers.
> ✘ “there lockers” is wrong.
> ✔️ Correction: “their lockers” — possessive, belonging to James and Maria.
> ✍️ Final: James and Maria hung their coats in their lockers.
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8. There are always enough snacks for everyone.
> ✔️ Correct: “There are” is the correct existential phrase.
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9. The teacher hung *their* art on the bulletin board.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to the students (the art is theirs).
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10. You’ll find the glue and scissors in *there*.
> ✘ “in there” is incorrect if referring to a specific location like a drawer or box.
> ✔️ Correction: “in there” is actually acceptable in informal speech, BUT in formal grammar, if you mean “in that place,” it’s fine. However, if the context implies a container (like a drawer), you might say “in *their* drawer” — but since the sentence doesn’t specify, “there” is acceptable.
> ✍️ Actually, “in there” is correct if referring to a general location. But let’s check the intent — this may be a trick! If the glue and scissors are in *a specific place*, “there” is okay. But if it’s meant to be “in *their* [classroom/drawer]”, then it would be “their”.
> 🧐 Since the worksheet is testing homophones, and “in there” is often misused, I think the intended correction is:
> → You’ll find the glue and scissors in *their* [place] — but the sentence doesn’t specify what “there” refers to.
> ⚠️ Actually, “in there” is grammatically correct when referring to a place (e.g., “Put it in there!”). So unless the worksheet expects “their” for some reason, “there” is correct.
> ✔ Let’s keep it as: You’ll find the glue and scissors in there.
> *(If the worksheet expects “their”, it’s likely an error — because “in their” requires a noun after it, e.g., “in their drawer”)*
> 👉 Final Answer: “there” is correct.
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11. *Their* bus stops *there* in the morning.
> ✔️ Correct: “Their” = belonging to them (the students); “there” = location.
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12. They’re going to sing in the talent show.
> ✔️ Correct: “They’re” = “they are” — contraction.
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13. *There* may be a snow day tomorrow.
> ✔️ Correct: “There may be...” is the standard existential construction.
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14. They studied hard and did well on *their* test.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to them (the students).
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15. The girls put *their* soccer balls away after gym class.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to the girls.
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16. It is a one-mile ride from *here* to *there*.
> ✘ Original says “from here to their” — that’s wrong.
> ✔️ Correction: “from here to there” — both are locations.
> ✍️ Final: It is a one-mile ride from here to there.
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17. Ask your friends if *they’re* ready to begin.
> ✔️ Correct: “they’re” = “they are” — contraction.
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18. *There* is room in the car for one more person.
> ✔️ Correct: “There is...” — existential phrase.
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19. The boys left *their* jackets at school.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to the boys.
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20. *They’re* often late for Little League practice.
> ✔️ Correct: “They’re” = “they are”.
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## ✔ FINAL ANSWER KEY:
1. there
2. their
3. their
4. their
5. there’s
6. there
7. their
8. There
9. their
10. there
11. Their; there
12. They’re
13. There
14. their
15. their
16. there
17. they’re
18. There
19. their
20. They’re
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## 💡 TEACHING TIP:
To help remember:
- Their → has an “i” like “mine” — it’s possessive.
- They’re → has an apostrophe → “they are”.
- There → has an “e” like “where” — it’s about place.
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Let me know if you’d like a printable answer sheet or flashcards for these words!
These three words are homophones — they sound the same but have different meanings and spellings:
- There = refers to a place or location (e.g., “The book is over there.”)
- Their = possessive form of “they” (e.g., “That is their car.”)
- They’re = contraction of “they are” (e.g., “They’re going to the store.”)
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✔ Here’s the corrected version of each sentence with explanations:
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1. The library book is over *there*.
> ✔️ Correct: “there” refers to a place — where the book is located.
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2. Cats use *their* tongues to groom themselves.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” shows possession — the cats’ tongues.
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3. Did they forget *their* lunches at home?
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to them (the students).
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4. The students handed in *their* best work.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = the students’ work.
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5. This is a day *there*’s not going to be fog.
> ✘ Original says “there not going” — missing apostrophe.
> ✔️ Correction: “there’s” = “there is”. So it should be:
> → This is a day there’s not going to be fog.
> 💡 Note: Some might argue for “when there’s not going to be fog,” but grammatically, “there’s” is acceptable here as a contraction.
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6. It’s too far, so we don’t go *there* anymore.
> ✔️ Correct: “there” = location — the place they no longer go to.
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7. James and Maria hung *their* coats in *there* lockers.
> ✘ “there lockers” is wrong.
> ✔️ Correction: “their lockers” — possessive, belonging to James and Maria.
> ✍️ Final: James and Maria hung their coats in their lockers.
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8. There are always enough snacks for everyone.
> ✔️ Correct: “There are” is the correct existential phrase.
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9. The teacher hung *their* art on the bulletin board.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to the students (the art is theirs).
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10. You’ll find the glue and scissors in *there*.
> ✘ “in there” is incorrect if referring to a specific location like a drawer or box.
> ✔️ Correction: “in there” is actually acceptable in informal speech, BUT in formal grammar, if you mean “in that place,” it’s fine. However, if the context implies a container (like a drawer), you might say “in *their* drawer” — but since the sentence doesn’t specify, “there” is acceptable.
> ✍️ Actually, “in there” is correct if referring to a general location. But let’s check the intent — this may be a trick! If the glue and scissors are in *a specific place*, “there” is okay. But if it’s meant to be “in *their* [classroom/drawer]”, then it would be “their”.
> 🧐 Since the worksheet is testing homophones, and “in there” is often misused, I think the intended correction is:
> → You’ll find the glue and scissors in *their* [place] — but the sentence doesn’t specify what “there” refers to.
> ⚠️ Actually, “in there” is grammatically correct when referring to a place (e.g., “Put it in there!”). So unless the worksheet expects “their” for some reason, “there” is correct.
> ✔ Let’s keep it as: You’ll find the glue and scissors in there.
> *(If the worksheet expects “their”, it’s likely an error — because “in their” requires a noun after it, e.g., “in their drawer”)*
> 👉 Final Answer: “there” is correct.
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11. *Their* bus stops *there* in the morning.
> ✔️ Correct: “Their” = belonging to them (the students); “there” = location.
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12. They’re going to sing in the talent show.
> ✔️ Correct: “They’re” = “they are” — contraction.
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13. *There* may be a snow day tomorrow.
> ✔️ Correct: “There may be...” is the standard existential construction.
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14. They studied hard and did well on *their* test.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to them (the students).
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15. The girls put *their* soccer balls away after gym class.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to the girls.
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16. It is a one-mile ride from *here* to *there*.
> ✘ Original says “from here to their” — that’s wrong.
> ✔️ Correction: “from here to there” — both are locations.
> ✍️ Final: It is a one-mile ride from here to there.
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17. Ask your friends if *they’re* ready to begin.
> ✔️ Correct: “they’re” = “they are” — contraction.
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18. *There* is room in the car for one more person.
> ✔️ Correct: “There is...” — existential phrase.
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19. The boys left *their* jackets at school.
> ✔️ Correct: “their” = belonging to the boys.
---
20. *They’re* often late for Little League practice.
> ✔️ Correct: “They’re” = “they are”.
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## ✔ FINAL ANSWER KEY:
1. there
2. their
3. their
4. their
5. there’s
6. there
7. their
8. There
9. their
10. there
11. Their; there
12. They’re
13. There
14. their
15. their
16. there
17. they’re
18. There
19. their
20. They’re
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## 💡 TEACHING TIP:
To help remember:
- Their → has an “i” like “mine” — it’s possessive.
- They’re → has an apostrophe → “they are”.
- There → has an “e” like “where” — it’s about place.
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Let me know if you’d like a printable answer sheet or flashcards for these words!
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