Commonly Confused Words

Your vs. You're

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Your shows that something belongs to you. It’s a possessive adjective.

Your phone is ringing. 📱 (The phone belongs to you.)
I love your new haircut. ✂️
Is this your water bottle?

You're is short for you are. It’s a contraction.

You're late again! ⏰ (You are late.)
You're doing a great job. 💪
I think you're ready for the test.

💡 Tip

Try replacing “you’re” with “you are” in your sentence. If it still makes sense, then “you’re” is correct! Otherwise, use “your.”

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Your vs. You're

1 min read

Your shows that something belongs to you. It’s a possessive adjective.

Your phone is ringing. 📱 (The phone belongs to you.)
I love your new haircut. ✂️
Is this your water bottle?

You're is short for you are. It’s a contraction.

You're late again! ⏰ (You are late.)
You're doing a great job. 💪
I think you're ready for the test.

💡 Tip

Try replacing “you’re” with “you are” in your sentence. If it still makes sense, then “you’re” is correct! Otherwise, use “your.”

Test your knowledge 📝

Question 1 sur 8Score: 0/8

I think ___ going to love this movie.

Discover the app: Shaky English

Join 100,000 people who are improving their English skills on the Shaky English app

Other similar rules

Vocabulary

Em Dash vs. En Dash vs. Hyphen

Conjugation

Possessive Nouns

Vocabulary

Apostrophes

Common confusions

Past vs. Passed

A bit of theory

The correct use of “anxious”

A bit of theory

Disinterested vs. Uninterested

Conjugation

Articles: A, An, The

Common confusions