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Commonly Confused Words in English: they’re, there, their
Homonyms are words that sound the same, but have different meanings and spelling. This is the first in a series of lessons on homonyms, clarifying the correct way to use these simple but confusing words. If you have any special words that always cause you trouble, please let me know.
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“Hi there!”
It always seems me a funny saluting. :)
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hi shalka how r u so what do you think about her lesson let me hear from u .
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
Hi! Yes, it’s excellent but I want more examples.
Thanks a lot
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.
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Try writing some examples and I’ll tell you if you’re right.
Rebecca
Thanks a lot for your help!
It was excelent…
Hugs.
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
Thanks a lot for helpful lesson
You’re welcome, Ahamza. My pleasure. All the best to you,
Rebecca
Hola, Rebecca, ya he visto 5 de tus 9 videos, they are great.
Gracias.
You’re welcome, Carlos. Glad I could help.
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
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!
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.
This lesson help me a lot, mainly in the sound that always let me
with no sure about how to speak those words…
Yes, words such as these – called homonyms – can be confusing. Glad the lesson helped you.
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.
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!
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
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.
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Please do tell your friends about us. This will enable us to produce more relevant lessons. Thanks, again.
Thanks rebbeca!
I make this mistake everytime I write ;-(
You’re not alone. Glad the lessons helped you.
I’m at their house. They’re over there.
Good for you. You get 100%. Way to go!
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.
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.
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
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.
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
That’s fascinating , Thank you very much.
Glad you enjoyed the little lesson. Good luck with your English.
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!!
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It was very helpful.
Thank you Rebecca!
This lesson help me a lot.
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Hi,
I’ve seen this lesson, thank you!
So…they’re, there, their have the same pronunciation??? No differences???
Thanks teacher for all, This will be more useful for me.
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There are a lot of people using internet online, but i don’t know the more 0f their name
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i don’t understand in would be should be and could be so pls explain me
thank you for the discussing
It is wonderful one to clear in this particular part so thanks to engvid.com. I think it is a boon to the people like me who used English as a second language.
Thanks a lot Rebecca! I’m learning a little more with you.
they’re very lucky to acheived their goals, while they faced a lot of trouble there in the market
thanks i pick these points……….
thanks teacher rebecca you are very good teacher i am really get better in english
thank you again
hi, how do you do rebbeca, let me introduce my self, my name is suparman, i’m from indonesia, and i’m students uneversity at Lombok Island,I have problem with my english,such diffucult to speak with onother and very difficult to pronounce the word as close as native speaker.
Thanks. It’s a nice lesson.
Thank you so much Rebecca a nice lesson
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My first visit ..
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I love this website. But it will be more fun to have more excerice questions.Thank you
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Dear Mam,
Really i like your all lesson….thanks for that….
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for your precious lectures but i need a lecture to clarify the use of “could”
thanks you my teacher for this lesson .
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mam rebecca i have special request. pls explain or make video about the words UNFORTUNATELY, NEVERTHELESS, ACTUALLY, HOWEVER AND MOREOVER..im confusing in these words. plssssss…thank you and More power.
uderstandble lesson. little by little i’m learned how to speak and write accordingly,, thanks a lot teacher.. i’m proud of you
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COOL THANKS A LOT AS ALWAYS
Hello! Do we say there’s a lot of money or there are a lot of money? And why?
I think we say there’s a lot of money. The second one doesn’t sound right.
Oh my answers are all right! Thanks Rebecca, I didn’t know these words have the same pronouce, you are a great teacher, I love your videos.
HiRebecca
you are the best teacher
could you help me to obtain more example
beacace I have confuesed
thank you
hi
could you help me to explain what different between there and their
thank you a lot
thank for your lesson.
but we are only distinguish them by meaning, not on other ways,is that right?
Thanks
Thanks a lot for your great lesson.I got the right all answers
Thank you very much Rebecca. I’ll try to watch every day 2 or 3 times each video from you. I hope to improve my English. Good luck! Cata
thank you so much.
thank you teacher..
i have question
what is different type the IT & THERE
and when you using the IT & THERE?
perfect!
thank you for helping people
Hi Rebecca thanks a lot 100 10/10 :) :)
Hi Rebecca thank you dear . I finally understood that . lol
thanks i got 100
it was great lesson ^_^
thank you
Hey rebecca! I’m from India. I take english classes and my students are generally confused in such words and pronounce them incorrectly. i dont have much idea of this website but it did help a lot. can you please post some more resources on the homonyms homohones and homograms on the site pleas?
Thanks for the lesson
Shuchi
Hello Rebecca,I’m a new member and I love your teaching style. Thank you very much.
Every lesson is very helpful.
Dear rebecca,
What are the “to be verb” can come along with the word “their”?
except are/is..
Not their ..it is there
thank u for this lesson..
MAM,CAN I MARRY WITH YOUR ENGLISH???
Hello Rebecca,
It is really great to learn English via EngVid. I like all the teachers’ teaching style. Each lesson is helpful to me.
I have two questions to ask you. In the last quiz—” Don’t you just love children. They’re so innocent.” Why not use a question mark after children instead of period? Another question is the meaning of just. What’s the different meaning if I say “Don’t you love children” without just between you and love?
Thanks in advance for your replying.
B.Rgds
Miguel
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thanks for providing the English learning videos,with the help of it I am learning much more English
And I have just hesitation in my communication skills please help me to remove that problem I am very keenly for speak English fluently so What should I do to speak fluently
thank you Rebecca Mam
hi Rebecca help me please . I can read English well . and I can listen but my writing not very well
Hello to everybody!
My name’s João Paulo, I’m from Brazil.
I’d like to congratulate everyone for this wonderful course.
But I also would like to know more about these words:
BY – BUY – BYE
FOR – FOUR – FORE
AYE – EYE – I
MEET – MEAT – METE.
From now on, thanks for your explanations. And forgive my English that is not so good as urs.
Bye for all.
tnx a lot
100% ^^ yahooo i got 10\10
thanks Ms Rebecca :) <3
Thanks Rebecca!
They’re Their There
They’re so important.
Thank you so much Rebecca,
learnting english for long time but I haven’t recognize them, with me, it’s hard to listen to.
I understand that:
– They’re : as subject
– Their : as pronoun
– There : as adverb
:D
Thank you Rebecca
My score Is 90.00 %
I had one mistake :-
If you ask me, _____ the best team in the whole world.
I put there ..
thank you :)
this site was so helpful to me
Thank you!
Thank you now that solved the confusion.
hi,
rebecca , now i got clear with this words thanks
i would like you to explain this homonyms i.e, THIS AND THESE ok.
bye
Development for old man is very difficult to do,i’m 58 but it’s easy if you try at least 1 hour every day.Forgive me mestake.I wish all the best for you.I want say in English.Help me if you can.
could you do one with the pronunciation of look, lock, luck, lack
Added to the request list!
Thank you Rebecca
I got 100 %
Cheers..
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for letting know the word”Homonyms”.. it’s quite interesting.
I from India(B’lore), am interested to improve my English communication skill. I need your tips/ any website / material to improve on the below topics:
Vocabulary | Accent | phrasal verb | Idioms
Thanks in Advance!
thank you
Thamks so much Rebecca..very helpful
Thank you!
Thank you so much.Rebecca
hiii, thank you very much,and good lesson that my answer that just have 80%, i think i must have many learn.so once again thank you so much.
regards….
guido
thanks Rebecca, 10/10 :)
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