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Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz.
Oh my gosh! _____ house is on fire!




_____ really such wonderful people.  You should get to know them.




Oh, _____ you are! I've been looking for you for the past hour!




_____ a great sale on at the bookstore. It's a perfect time to pick up your books for next semester.




He told me _____ car had broken down on the way to the airport.




Your coat is over _____, behind the black chair.




What's _____ daughter's name? I think she might be in my History class.




If you ask me, _____ the best team in the whole world.




Now, _____ a car I'd love to own!




Don't you just love children. _____ so innocent.






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46 Comments on “Commonly Confused Words in English: they’re, there, their”

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Skalkaz

“Hi there!”

It always seems me a funny saluting. :)

Sk

Wednesday, December 10th 2008
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RebeccaESL

Hi Skalkaz

Yes, you’re right. The word “there” in “Hi there” sounds a little odd because we’re kind of saying “Hey you, over there..Hi to you!” We compress that to saying ” Hi there”.

Rebecca

Monday, December 15th 2008
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mohammed

Hi! Yes, it’s excellent but I want more examples.

Thanks a lot

Thursday, December 25th 2008
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    Okay, Mohammed. Here you go:

    1) Where are your children? They’re in school right now.
    ______________________________________________

    2) There is a cat on the fence.

    3) There are some birthday presents on the table.
    ________________________________________________

    4) Which is their house? (the house that belongs to them)

    5) Their new home is really huge.
    _________________________________________________

    Try writing some examples and I’ll tell you if you’re right.

    Rebecca


    RebeccaESL
    Tuesday, January 6th 2009Reply to this comment

Laura Hernandez

Thanks a lot for your help!

It was excelent…

Hugs.

Tuesday, January 6th 2009
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    Thanks, Laura. Glad I could help.

    Remember that excellent has two letter ls in it.

    English spelling is always challenging!

    All the best to you,

    Rebecca


    RebeccaESL
    Saturday, February 7th 2009Reply to this comment

ahamza

Thanks a lot for helpful lesson

Monday, February 2nd 2009
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carlos alfredo

Hola, Rebecca, ya he visto 5 de tus 9 videos, they are great.
Gracias.

Saturday, February 21st 2009
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karanbirpadda

IThanks a lot for this lesson
Could you also please teach us the correct sentence structure in essays.
that would be very kind of u

Saturday, February 28th 2009
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    Thanks for your suggestion. There are various elements involved in correct sentence structure, but I will isolate them and explain some in an upcoming lesson.

    Keep watching!


    RebeccaESL
    Thursday, April 9th 2009Reply to this comment

    Also, if you need help in structuring your essay, you may like to watch my lesson on engVid called How to Structure Your TOEFL Essay. This will give you an effective strategy for organizing your essay.


    RebeccaESL
    Thursday, April 9th 2009Reply to this comment

marcos

This lesson help me a lot, mainly in the sound that always let me
with no sure about how to speak those words…

Friday, March 13th 2009
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Sharain

Hi Rebecca, i’m from malaysia and we pronounce those 3 words differently as we we were thaught in Great Britain’s English instead of American’s English. In TOEFL, does it matter to pronounce and to write in what type of English? Is it wrong for me to speak n to write in GB’s english? Please help. TQ.

Friday, March 20th 2009
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    Hi Sharain

    No, it doesn’t matter if you speak with a British or American accent on the Speaking section of the TOEFL. What matters is that you speak clearly and correctly and that there is no confusion when others trying to understand you.

    It is important for you to be able to understand different types of pronunciation. If you’re going to appear for the TOEFL, then it is best to get used to understanding that accent in order to do well in the Listening section of the exam.

    In the writing section of the TOEFL, you can use British or American spelling, but whichever one you choose, stay consistent and follow that style throughout your written response.

    For more info on the TOEFL, check this website:

    http://www.goodlucktoefl.com

    All the best to you!


    RebeccaESL
    Thursday, April 9th 2009Reply to this comment

phani kumar

hai Rebecca, i’m for india and very satisfied in your teaching english if you have any material please send me to email id so that i can improve my english

Saturday, March 28th 2009
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    Thanks for your feedback, Phani. Which part of India are you from?

    There are many ways to improve your English and all kinds of great books, websites, CDs, DVDs and so on. If you let me know what your needs are in English and which area of English you need help in the most, I could recommend some sites and / or books to help you.
    For example, would you like help in grammar, reading, writing, speaking, TOEFL, IELTS, etc?

    Please do tell your friends about us. This will enable us to produce more relevant lessons. Thanks, again.


    RebeccaESL
    Thursday, April 9th 2009Reply to this comment

ptgirl1981

Thanks rebbeca!
I make this mistake everytime I write ;-(

Friday, April 10th 2009
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digdugwug

I’m at their house. They’re over there.

Wednesday, April 15th 2009
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raul

Thanks Rebecca
I like your little lesson. They’re very interesting and useful to me. There are always good tips to improve english in your videos . You have a good site there.

Monday, April 27th 2009
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    Thanks, Raul. Glad I could help. Please tell your friends if you feel the website helped you. That way, we can continue to expand the site. Thanks, again.


    RebeccaESL
    Saturday, June 27th 2009Reply to this comment

glorygen72

Hi, Thank you for the lesson, you really help me understand the usage of these three words. I hope you can give us more lessons in the usage of different words. I hope this could help me in my upcoming ielts exam.

Thanks again,
glo

Wednesday, July 1st 2009
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    Thanks.

    Please also check my website http://www.goodluckielts.com for tips on how to do well on the IELTS.

    Many of the video lessons by other teachers on our website can also help you with various grammatical points.

    All the best to you.


    RebeccaESL
    Monday, July 27th 2009Reply to this comment

      strawberry cake

      Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge to us whose english is not our native language. I appreciated knowing that you have site to help us to do well in Ielt’s as I am planning to take it.

      Thank you very much again. I’m sharing this site with few of my friends.

      God bless

      Friday, August 27th 2010
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aldammak

That’s fascinating , Thank you very much.

Friday, July 24th 2009
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Edson de moraes

Hi,dear Rebecca !

I did well on this exame,but the one that I got wrong wasn´t showed at the display while I was making a text.
For now I´d like to say thank you very much for the explanation you,ve done on line.
I do understand your english!!

Gos Bless you all !

Sunday, October 11th 2009
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RebeccaESL

Thanks, Edson, glad you found the lesson helpful.

Sunday, November 1st 2009
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undaiaal

Thank you Rebecca! I liked your site.

Thursday, November 12th 2009
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Riva

Thank you very much!
It was very helpful.

Monday, November 23rd 2009
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kalanaza

Thank you Rebecca!

This lesson help me a lot.

Saturday, February 6th 2010
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Irfan

Hi,i m from india….from Where?….Bombay…
Thanks Rebecca…
It was very helpful…
i will ask u something?…only when u reply…for this comment
(Related to English speaking)

Tuesday, February 16th 2010
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Dewen Sûlaîman

Thanks a lot dear Rebecca, you explain the lesson’s very goof.

Saturday, February 27th 2010
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Platelin

Hi!
I’m from Ukraine and I don’t have a lot of money for a private teacher…I hope You program help me to learn English very well..
Thanks Rebecca, you and your friends make a great work!

Tuesday, April 6th 2010
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sergioss

10/10, :) I’ve learned . .

Thursday, May 20th 2010
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soufiane

1)I have a problem in (vs verb) could you send me some lessons in my adresse Email please
2) I found difficult in writing a text or paragraph
thanks a lot of all these lessons
soufiane MOROCCO

Wednesday, June 16th 2010
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raul

It’s always a pleasure to learn from your videos.

Tuesday, June 29th 2010
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mariya

hi rebecca
i watch ur video from youtube. i find it quite informative.i like ur teaching style very much can u plz help me. i want to learn tenses.

Thursday, July 22nd 2010
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Neeraj Khampariya

Hi
This Viedeo is very nice

Friday, July 23rd 2010
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Neeraj Khampariya

hi

Friday, July 23rd 2010
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Rohullah

very much Important lessons

Thursday, July 29th 2010
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mehta

I like this lesson for improve my english languate
Thanks
engvid

Tuesday, August 24th 2010
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