610. Practice with Troublesome Contractions

Section A: Choose your or you’re for each blank.
1. Put ___ shoes by the front door.
2. I found ___ book on the floor.
3. I heard ____ going to Mexico next year.
4. Leave ___ umbrella outside.
5. Let me know when ___ leaving.

Section B: Choose their or they’re for each blank.
6. My folks said ____ moving.
7. They’ll be selling ____ house.
8. I hope ___ happy in the new place.
9. My neighbors lost ___ dog.
10. I think ___ very sad about that.

Section C: Use the bolded words in each sentence to make a contraction.
11. Mom said you had been feeling confused lately.
12. I wonder if you would like to talk about it.
13. I think we had better get to the store.
14. My sister said she would make lunch for us.
15. Tell me if you would like ham or turkey.

Answers: 1- your; 2- your; 3- you’re; 4-your; 5- you’re; 6-they’re; 7-their; 8- they’re; 9-their; 10-they’re; 11-you’d; 12-you’d; 13-we’d; 14-she’d; 15-you’d.