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They're / There / Their - Exercise 4

Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1. (     ) hope was to reach Summit Pass by noon.

2. Tom doesn't think that (     ) is any money left in the cookie jar.

3. By my calculations, (     ) supposed to be here by now.

4. When did you last take your pets to the vet for (     ) check-up?

5. He found the coffee pot over (     ) in the corner of the cabinet.

6. Marilyn knew that (     ) wasn't going to be a party that night.

7. What do you think (     ) planning?

8. The puzzle is simple; (     ) really is nothing hard about it.

9. The football coach told the players that (     ) tackling skills needed improvement.

10. The children laid (     ) muddy boots by the door.

             

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