Remembering To, Too, Two, They’re, Their, and There

Easy ways to remember which are which

We all learned it growing up, but for some, it never stuck. Well, for a lot of people, it never stuck. I work with kids, and I try to make things memorable for them so things aren’t harder than they have to be. Here is how I teach it to them. Once you read through this, it will be so much easier to remember.

To, too, and Two:

To is short and sweet. I’t a short little filler word. In sign language and many other languages, one would just say “Let’s go store.” In English, you add the ‘to.’ Let’s go to bed, to the fair, to Paris, or to Dominoes! To = filler

Too has too many ‘O’s. Too MANY. Too = amount. Too many, too much, to often, too tall, and too everything else! Too = Amount

Two is different, it has a ‘W.’ The others just have ‘T’ and ‘O.’ Two is different, a number, not a letter. Two = 2

They’re, their, and there

They’re means they are. The word “they” is already there. This one is pretty simple.. The apostrophe is in place of the space and the ‘a.’ They’re = They are

Their is owned, owned by them. Their house, their hat, their toy. Take off the ‘T’ to remember. Without the ‘T’ it’s an heir, and when someone passes, the estate is left to the heir. The heir owns it. Their = ownership

There is where. Just take the ‘T’ off to remember. Without the ‘T,’ “there” is “here!” Location, location, location! Over there, under there, right there, or not there! There = location

Well, hope that helps! Let me know what you think and if there are any other words that you or someone you know has trouble with remembering!