Thursday, September 12, 2013

Essential, Non-Negotiable Spelling – Set 1


Essential, Non-Negotiable Spelling – Set 1      
Students received copies of this to tape into their composition books.
You will lose points if you misspell these in your writing.
its
possessive pronoun   “The dog buried its bone.”
it’s
pronoun combined with verb  --  contraction of it is; it has*  “It’s alive!”

your
possessive pronoun  “Is that your jacket?”
you’re
pronoun combined with verb  --  contraction of you are   “You’re the best!”


there
pronoun, adverb, etc.  the opposite of here – “You stay here, and I’ll go there.”
their
possessive pronoun -- belonging to them – “Their grades are superb!”
they’re
pronoun combined with verb – contraction of they are  “They’re here.”

*"It's been great seeing you again."