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Homophones in Context

📋 What it is

Trickier pairs — "affect/effect", "your/you’re", "its/it’s" — are decided by the job the word does in the sentence.

🗣️ Coach says

Level up: some homophones depend on grammar. "It’s" = "it is" (has an apostrophe for the missing letter). "Its" = belonging to it (no apostrophe, like "his"). Test by expanding it.

🧠 Memory hook

"It’s" = "it is" (apostrophe = missing letter). "Its" owns, like "his".

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I before E except after C?
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"Affect" is usually the ACTION (a verb) and "effect" is usually the RESULT (a noun) — a tiny letter with a big job.

✅ Quick check: Correct it: "The dog wagged it’s tail." Why?

Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.

🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)

Write two sentences: one using "it’s" (it is) and one using "its" (belonging to it).

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🤸 Brain break: Expand-it: whenever you’d write "it’s", say "it is" out loud to test it — thumbs up if it fits.