Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choice—their, there, or they're.
1. Unable to tolerate the dust one moment longer, Elizabeth spent the afternoon cleaning the living room tables and shelves. Now __________ slippery with furniture polish, glowing in the sunlight that spills through the open window.
2. "Oh, no! _________ are lima beans on my plate!" screamed Noel before he fainted with a thud on the dining room floor.
3. Nothing makes Diane’s cat Big Toe Joe happier than a laundry basket full of fresh warm towels. _________ he will sleep, purring in contentment and shedding long white hair on the clean terry cloth.
4. Mrs. O'Shea spent the day steam cleaning the living room floor. Now her children can hardly find the kitchen …show more content…
Dolly hates dogs more than snakes or cockroaches. She believes that canines are loathsome creatures because ________ only goal in life is to kill her front lawn with urine.
6. Behind the sofa _________ is a collection of desiccated broccoli spears that Simon, the family cocker spaniel, carries away for Noel, who cannot stomach the vegetable.
7. The knives in Roseanne's kitchen are encrusted with bits of brownie and smears of dried mustard. _________ is no way a doctor would ever consider operating with any instrument that Roseanne had washed!
8. Bentley, our neighbor's basset hound, has toenails that are so long that ________ curled like macaroni noodles at the ends of his …show more content…
Raymond's parakeets love to sit on his head; _________ droppings litter his shoulders like flakes of dandruff.
13. After a few ineffective swipes across the kitchen floor, Kristy returned the mop to the closet. ________ it would remain for another six months.
14. In a frenzy of packing, the Gonzalez family even boxed their poodle, Chiquita. _________ moving into a new home tomorrow and everything must be ready to go.
15. Willard loves going food shopping late at night. The aisles are free of people, so ________ is no one to see him sneaking grapes in the produce section or filching cookies from the bakery.
16. Russell and his friend Ted dived into ________ car and sped out of the parking lot. Dripping milkshake, Billy soon followed, shaking his fist and swearing revenge at the fleeing car.
17. Lolita heaped her brother's plate with barbecue chicken, potato salad, and baked beans. _________ was so much food that Henry needed two hands to carry the plate to the table.
18. Eboni and Andrea can spend an entire paycheck during one trip to the mall. They eat at the food court, shop for clothes and makeup, and buy popcorn and movie tickets with ________ last few
1. Unable to tolerate the dust one moment longer, Elizabeth spent the afternoon cleaning the living room tables and shelves. Now __________ slippery with furniture polish, glowing in the sunlight that spills through the open window.
2. "Oh, no! _________ are lima beans on my plate!" screamed Noel before he fainted with a thud on the dining room floor.
3. Nothing makes Diane’s cat Big Toe Joe happier than a laundry basket full of fresh warm towels. _________ he will sleep, purring in contentment and shedding long white hair on the clean terry cloth.
4. Mrs. O'Shea spent the day steam cleaning the living room floor. Now her children can hardly find the kitchen …show more content…
Dolly hates dogs more than snakes or cockroaches. She believes that canines are loathsome creatures because ________ only goal in life is to kill her front lawn with urine.
6. Behind the sofa _________ is a collection of desiccated broccoli spears that Simon, the family cocker spaniel, carries away for Noel, who cannot stomach the vegetable.
7. The knives in Roseanne's kitchen are encrusted with bits of brownie and smears of dried mustard. _________ is no way a doctor would ever consider operating with any instrument that Roseanne had washed!
8. Bentley, our neighbor's basset hound, has toenails that are so long that ________ curled like macaroni noodles at the ends of his …show more content…
Raymond's parakeets love to sit on his head; _________ droppings litter his shoulders like flakes of dandruff.
13. After a few ineffective swipes across the kitchen floor, Kristy returned the mop to the closet. ________ it would remain for another six months.
14. In a frenzy of packing, the Gonzalez family even boxed their poodle, Chiquita. _________ moving into a new home tomorrow and everything must be ready to go.
15. Willard loves going food shopping late at night. The aisles are free of people, so ________ is no one to see him sneaking grapes in the produce section or filching cookies from the bakery.
16. Russell and his friend Ted dived into ________ car and sped out of the parking lot. Dripping milkshake, Billy soon followed, shaking his fist and swearing revenge at the fleeing car.
17. Lolita heaped her brother's plate with barbecue chicken, potato salad, and baked beans. _________ was so much food that Henry needed two hands to carry the plate to the table.
18. Eboni and Andrea can spend an entire paycheck during one trip to the mall. They eat at the food court, shop for clothes and makeup, and buy popcorn and movie tickets with ________ last few