Common Confused Words
They're / There / Their

Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below.

1. Four people put (they're; there; their) names on the list.

2. (They're; There; Their) isn't anything anyone can do about the problem.

3. She asked that I sit (they're; there; their) until I felt better.

4. No one knows when (they're; there; their) planning to sell the house.

5. The lions did (they're; there; their) tricks and returned to a large cage.

6.What is (they're; there; their) problem?

7. Is anyone (they're; there; their)?

8. The actors told me that (they're; there; their) planning to perform an extra show this Saturday.

9. I wonder why (they're; there; their) was no warning for the storm.

10. Hippies wore (they're; there; their) hair long.

Stationary / Stationery

1. The (stationary; stationery) store sells personalized envelopes.

2. When a warm and a cold front meet, they produce an unmoving (stationary; stationery) front.

3. He typed the memo on official corporate (stationary; stationery).

4. I exercise on my (stationary; stationery) bike every morning.

5. This town's population has been (stationary; stationery) for years.

6. (Stationary; Stationery) supplies are in the desk drawer.

7. We all pushed on the bumper, but the car remained (stationary; stationery).

8. Scientists believe this ecosystem is evolving toward a (stationary; stationery) state.

9. Bill hoped that staying (stationary; stationery) would help him hide.

10. A glass paperweight topped the pile of (stationary; stationery)