A LITTLE WORD KNOW-HOW

Their, There or They’re? Correct Spelling & Examples

Their indicates possession, there often identifies a place or introduces existence, and they’re contracts they are. Try expanding the contraction when deciding.

See it in a sentence

They’re checking their answers over there.

Try a quick check

In “___ bringing ___ puzzles over ___,” the answers are they’re, their and there. Expand the first to they are, identify ownership in the second, and use the place word in the third. All three sound alike, so speaking the sentence aloud does not by itself settle the spelling.