
How to use their, they're or there
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
'Their', 'they're' and 'there' are homophones that often confuse people.
Their means it belongs to them:
I ate their sweets.
They're is short for 'they are':
They're going to be cross.
There refers to a place:
I'm going to hide over there.

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Fudge, Pudge and grudge learn about the homophones their, they're and there.
Hey, what's wrong? Can't find your friends?
Well, I saw their space-hoppers.
They're over there.
Words that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things are called homophones.
Watch out! They're over there!
So before this gets too confusing, their means 'it belongs to them', they're is short for 'they are' and there refers to a place.
Oh, careful! Oh!
They know they're not allowed to ride their space-hoppers there.
Oh, there there.
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