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Free School uses this short, to-the-point description of homophones. The video isnt going to win any awards for imagination, but it works in its shipment of the guidelines for using their, theyre, and there..

GCF Learn Free offers this 90 2nd video description of when to utilize there, theyre, and their. The video utilizes little GI Joe characters to discuss the right usage of each word. Judging by the YouTube remarks below the video many people like the approach of the video but some do not like the usage a military theme for the video.

Making videos about homophones can be an excellent way for trainees to remember and discover how to use them. On Next Vista for Learning youll find this student-produced video explanation of the distinctions between their, there, and theyre.

On Sunday early morning I was writing in a bit of a hurry and failed to notice a mistake in the title of my post about using the netstat command to see the connections a computer is making to external sites and devices. I understand the distinction and have actually taught the difference to students for as long as I can remember.