Homophones
📋 What it is
Homophones sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things — "there / their / they’re", "to / too / two".
🗣️ Coach says
These are pure banana-peels: your ear can’t tell them apart, so you must decide by MEANING. "They’re" = "they are". "Their" = belonging to them. Ask what you mean before you write.
🧠 Memory hook
"They’re" = "they are" (say it long). "Their" owns something. "There" is a place.
😂 Giggle
Why do spelling bees never get lost?
They always know which way to bee!
😲 Whoa!
Spell-check often can’t catch a wrong homophone — because the word you typed IS spelled correctly, just the wrong one!
✅ Quick check: Fill in: "___ going to bring ___ books over ___." (they’re/their/there)
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
They’re / their / there.
Homophones must be chosen by meaning, not sound — the exact skill this heat trains.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Write one sentence that correctly uses "there", "their", AND "they’re" all at once.