In the previous three quizzes we learnt about homophones. We learnt that homophones are words with different spellings and meanings but the same pronunciation.
Look at these two words - FOUL and FOWL. When they are written you will not have any difficulty in understanding their meaning. However, when they are used in spoken English you may get confused! Imagine if you were watching a basketball game and heard the commentator say, ‘Jordon’s FOUL caused the team to lose the match’. You would not be confused if you are a basketball fan. You would understand the use of the word FOUL. On the other hand, if you are not a basketball fan, you might have wondered why FOWL is used in basketball and what has ‘chicken or hens’ got to do with the game!
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In order not to get confused by spoken English you need to understand the context in which the words are used. Earlier, we learnt about ITS, IT’S, THERE, THEIR and THEY’RE. In this quiz we learn about one more pair of words that are homophones - YOUR and YOU’RE.
YOUR is a pronoun meaning 'belonging to YOU' or 'associated with YOU'.
YOU’RE is in fact two words, YOU and ARE, contracted to form YOU’RE. YOU'RE is similar to IT’S and THEY’RE. YOU is the pronoun of the second person and can be used in the singular or plural and ARE is a verb. Take a look at these examples:
‘YOUR house is bigger than mine’ uses the word YOUR as a possessive pronoun indicating possession and describing somebody’s house.
‘YOU’RE coming with us to the new movie’ uses the word YOU’RE to describe someone, that is, in the expanded form YOU ARE, and now it is clear that the word is referring to someone.
To recap:
YOUR is a possessive pronoun describing a noun which belongs to 'you'.
YOU’RE is actually two words - YOU and ARE - contracted to form YOU’RE.
Remember these simple tips and take the quiz that follows to understand the correct way to use YOUR and YOU’RE in sentences.
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"--- only as good as --- last haircut." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"When --- eight years old nothing is --- business." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"I know --- frustrated, but the decision will be based purely on the wording in --- policy." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"--- going to be quizzed about --- understanding of the lessons." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"I want to go in --- car because --- driving is better." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"--- through to the finals and --- the favourite to win." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"I wish you and --- father would come, --- both welcome." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"--- really good with --- cover drive." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"Children, take out --- English text because --- all going to have a test." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"--- all selected, so --- hard work paid off." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"--- only as good as --- last haircut." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"When --- eight years old nothing is --- business." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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your - your |
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"I know --- frustrated, but the decision will be based purely on the wording in --- policy." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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your - you're |
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"--- going to be quizzed about --- understanding of the lessons." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"I want to go in --- car because --- driving is better." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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you're - your |
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"--- through to the finals and --- the favourite to win." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"I wish you and --- father would come, --- both welcome." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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you're - you're |
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"--- really good with --- cover drive." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"Children, take out --- English text because --- all going to have a test." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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"--- all selected, so --- hard work paid off." - Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct pair of words from the four options given. |
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