12844 their there theyre

THEIR
Their is a possessive
adjective. It always describes
a noun.
Examples:
Peter and Mary didn’t do their
homework yesterday.
Look at their new car!

THERE
There is an adverb
of place. There is also
used with the verb
to be.
Examples:
The book is over there.
There are 20 books
on the table

THEY’RE
They’re is a contraction
of they are.
Examples:
They’re at school.
They’re waiting for the
bus.

EXERCISE: Complete the following sentences with their, there or they’re.
1. Look at __________new house.
2. __________are twenty students in my classroom.
3. The computers are over _____________.

4. __________good friends and ___________ parents are happy with _______ friendship.
5. __________ CDs were stolen last week.
6. I’m happy that ___________ so nice to Peter.
7. ________ is a dog barking in __________ garden and __________friends are chasing it.
8. Do you know Peter and Mary? ___________ getting married soon.
9. ________ parents are spending a week in Spain. They had never been _______before.
10. __________ watching TV because tonight __________ favourite programme is on.
11. Where are my shoes?
_________ over __________.
12. __________ teachers are very nice and ___________ going to meet at the cinema.
13. Is Peter in his bedroom?
No, I don’t think he is ____________.
14. Hurry up! ___________closing the shop at six.
15. ___________ late. They won’t arrive ___________ on time.
16. ___________ is no food in the fridge and ____________hungry.
17. ___________sister is a nurse and ____________ parents are doctors.
18. ___________ the best in my school.


1. Look at their new house.
2. There are twenty students in my classroom.
3. The computers are over there.
4. They’re good friends and their parents are happy with their friendship.
5. Their CDs were stolen last week.
6. I’m happy that they’re so nice to Peter.
7. There is a dog barking in their garden and their friends are chasing it.
8. Do you know Peter and Mary? They’re getting married soon.
9. Their parents are spending a week in Spain. They had never been there before.
10. They’re watching TV because tonight their favourite programme is on.
11. Where are my shoes?

They’re over there.
12. Their teachers are very nice and they’re going to meet at the cinema.
13. Is Peter in his bedroom?
No, I don’t think he is there.
14. Hurry up! They’re closing the shop at six.
15. They’re late. They won’t arrive there on time.
16. There is no food in the fridge and they’re hungry.
17. Their sister is a nurse and their parents are doctors.
18. They’re the best in my school.