Contractions are when you combine two words into one.
You use an appostrophe ' to show where the missing letters were.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
their | arrow_right_alt | at, a place, calls attention to something |
they're | arrow_right_alt | belongs to someone |
there | arrow_right_alt | they are |
Dear Mom and Dad, was a line of cars waiting at Yellowstone Park.
Aunt Nancy: Use their if something belongs to them, like ‘their campsite.’ Use there to point out something. While you are waiting, bears come up and put their noses on windshield, but you’re not supposed to feed them. Your son, Max
Aunt Nancy: Use your if something belongs to you, like ‘your flashlight.’ You’re is a contraction for ‘you are.’ It was worth waiting to get into this beautiful park. There’s a huge of buffalo and many other animals that you see everywhere.
Uncle Fred woke us early. Cousin Andrew was feeling around for his shoes in the dark tent. “ shoe is this?” he joked. “Ugh! It smells like Max’s!” Uncle Fred ed this foolishness, “ hiking to the waterfall?” he asked. Got to go, there’s a waterfall waiting for me. See, I got ‘there’s’ correct myself, Aunt Nancy. ‘There’s’ is a contraction for ‘there is’. Later, MeAunt Nancy: Use whose when you’re asking who something belongs to. Who’s is a contraction for ‘who is.
time to see a geyser ! About every hour, Old Faithful spurts its steamy water up over 100 feet. I told Aunt Nancy, “You’re my ‘Old Faithful’ spelling editor.” She said I’m getting better--only one to fix in this postcard. It’s about time! Love, MaxAunt Nancy: Use its if something belongs to it. It’s is a contraction for ‘it is.’