I'm confused with the spelling of: there, their, were, & where, can someone please help me!?

Question

Yeah, it's sad I know, but I get confused with the differences

Can someone please tell me which there/their is which

over "

or

it's " property

And the same with were/where

this is " we stayed

or

they " here

Sorry about my bad grammar, but I always forget which way round they go!

Answer 1

its=ownership example: The toy dog was missing its eye.

it's=possessive; contracted form of "it is" example: It's raining out.

their=ownership example: Their plans were cancelled because it started raining.

there=location example: He can't go there because his Mom said no.

                      also: There won't be any snow today.

they're=possessive; contracted form of "they are" example: They're nuts!

wear=verb what you do with clothing example: Everywhere he goes he wears that hat

where=location example: Where did you say you're from?

were=verb 1. Second person singular and plural and first and third person plural past indicative of be.

2. Past subjunctive of be. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/were example: There were six brownies here. Who ate one?

witch=person who can cast spells example: Did you see that witch on her porch? I thought it was real.

which=see definition http://www.thefreedictionary.com/which example: I didn't know which pattern to choose because there were so many so I brought you these three.

I hope these simple definitions and examples help. :o)

Answer 2

'They're (1) at home. Look, that's their (2) car over there (3).

1. They are

2. The car belongs to them.

3. Direction.

Where (1) were (2) you? We're (3) tired of waiting.

1. Location/place

2. past tense of are

3. We are

Answer 3

'There' refers to place meaning something like 'at that place' : There is the car.

An introductory 'there' just helps to start a sentence: There are 50 students in our class.

But 'their' is the possessive form (referring to possession or relationship) of 'they' : I'm going to their village.

'Where' is used to ask about the place of an incident or joining two clauses: Where are you going? I know where he lives.

On the other hand, 'were' is the past form of the auxiliary verb 'are' :  They were very nice to me.

So, now you know your answers (over there - it's their property - this is where we stayed - they were here).

Answer 4

Over there (a place or location further away than here)

It's their property (belonging to them)

This is where we stayed (a place or location)

They were here (past tense of are)

Interestingly all of these words are pronounced differently in my country (Scotland). We pronounce them: ther, thayr, hwayr and wer so we don't get so easily confused. Many other English speakers also pronounce the "wh" sound as distinct from "w".

Answer 5

"There" refers to a place.

"Look over there!"

"Their" is a word that shows ownership.

"That is their book."