Practice using there, their, and they’re while learning about good luck charms.
Directions: On your own document, underline the correct choice of there, their, or they’re in the sentences below.
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1. Look over there/their/they’re! A penny is on the ground. Many people believe that there/their/they’re luck will improve if they find a penny and pick it up.
2. Some shops in Japan have figures of waving cats in there/their/they’re windows. These figures are there/their/they’re to bring good fortune to customers!
3. People used to think rabbits were lucky. They carried a rabbit’s foot as a good luck charm. People still carry the charms. But now there/their/they’re usually fake!
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4. There/Their/They’re are places where people consider elephant figures lucky. But there/their/they’re trunks must point up to bring luck.
5. Clovers are tiny green plants. There/Their/They’re leaves usually come in threes. But some clovers have four. There/Their/They’re rare, so people consider them lucky!
6. Farmers worry about bugs eating there/their/they’re crops. Ladybugs eat those bugs, so people think there/their/they’re lucky.
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This 4-minute video will help reinforce your students’ understanding of when to use there, their, or they’re.
To learn about a few more lucky charms from across the globe (and for more context on some of the ones featured in the article), take a look at this resource from CBC Kids.
