NARRATOR
Hey! What鈥檚 wrong? Can鈥檛 find your friends?
Well I saw their space hoppers. 罢丑别测鈥檙别 over there!
Words that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things are called homophones.
Watch out! 罢丑别测鈥檙别 over there!
So, before this gets too confusing. Their means it belongs to them, 迟丑别测鈥檙别 is short for they are, and there refers to a place.
[SPACE HOPPER BOUNCE, CRASH]
NARRATOR
Careful! They know 迟丑别测鈥檙别 not allowed to ride their space hoppers there!
Oh, there there鈥
Their, they're or there
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. 'Their', 'they're' and 'there' are homophones that often confuse people.
鈥楾heir鈥 means it belongs to them, eg "I ate their sweets".
鈥楾hey're鈥 is short for 'they are' eg "They are going to be cross".
鈥楾here鈥 refers to a place, eg "I'm going to hide over there".
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