Basic English Language Skills Basic English Language Skills
Stationary/Stationery
“Stationary” means not moving.
E.g. The stationary truck held up the traffic.
“Stationery” refers to writing materials.
E.g. She needed new stationery for school.
There/Their/They’re
“There” is a preposition that refers to a place.
E.g. He will be there in ten minutes.
“Their” is a possessive pronoun. It indicates that something
belongs to them.
E.g. Due to unforeseen circumstances, their meeting was cancelled.
“They’re” is a contraction of “they are”.
E.g. They’re not going to be pleased when they find out that he lost  
the report.
To/Too/Two
“To” is a preposition, and indicates the relationship between one
thing and another.
E.g. I gave the letter to him.
“Too” means “also”, “additional” or “more than what is necessary  
or desirable”.
E.g. He is going on holiday too. As a result, there are too few people 
available to work over December.
“Two” is a number.
E.g. There are only two staff members in the office.