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Vocabulary
Homophones are pairs of words that sound the same, but have distinctly different meanings and different spellings. Understanding homophones is an ...
Meanings
Telling Homonyms and Homophones Apart You may have heard the words homonym and homophone used interchangeably. A homophone is a word pair that ...
These words are homophones, which means that they sound virtually the same when spoken, yet are not spelled the same and have different meanings. How To Remember ...
Homophones The all-important suffix of the word homophone is - phone , which means "sound." Homophones are words that sound the same when ...
Homophones and Definitions Before we get into how to use these words correctly, let’s discuss what they are. Complement and compliment are homophones . ...
Spelling
But this technique doesn't always work for silent letters, double consonants or homophone pairs. For example: accomplish beginning disappoint especially getting ...
More Confusing Homophones Borne and born are homophones , which means that they sound the same but are spelled differently and have different ...
Cite, Site and Sight are Homophones Now that you know the different definitions and origins of cite vs. site vs. sight , you can tell that the only thing That ...
Remember the Difference: Allude and Elude Allude and elude are homophones , words that sound the same or similar but are spelled differently and have different ...
Spellings
Bear and bare belong to the tricky class of homophones that have been tripping up English language speakers for centuries. Bare and bear are homophones ...
There, their and they’re are examples of homophones . Breaking down the word homophone can help you understand its meaning. So, words that are ...
Challenging Homophones Quick, do you know the difference between " stationary " and " stationery "? These are called homophones . Other ...
For example, homophones are confusing because they sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. There are a few homophones on ...
Education
Lesson Plan: Upper Elementary Now that students are familiar with the concept of homonyms, challenge them to tell the difference between homonyms and homophones ...
Fun With Homophones Homophones are some of the most fun and confusing things in any language, but especially English. There, their and they're are ...
They are homophones , words that are pronounced the same way but have different spellings and definitions. lite - something that lacks substance or contains This ...
The Difference Between There, Their and They’re There, their and they’re are homophones . Homophones Make Our Language Musical Even though it can be ...
Raise your hand if you love a good homophone. You might be in the minority, but that’s okay! Homophones tend to trip people up more than fascinate them. ...
A Palette Is For Painting The first of these homophones , palette , refers to an artist’s board of paint mixtures or a set of makeup sections. A Palate Is For ...
Pour Pore and pour are homophones because they sound the same, even if they're spelled differently. One more word in this set of homophones is poor , ...
Homophones With a Split Origin So why do these homophones sound so similar when they have such different meanings? It all starts with pants. ...
Cue and Queue: The Difference Explained Cue and queue both sound like the letter “Q” and are homophones , which means they sound the same but are spelled Ways to ...
Glossaries
Homophone Examples While not exactly the same as words that have more than one meaning, homophones are closely related to homonyms and homographs. ...
Like homophones , homographs have the same spelling and different meanings, but unlike homophones, homographs may also have different pronunciations. ...
Puns & Rhymes
Homophonic Puns When your pun relies on the way words sound alike but have different meanings and spellings, it's a homophonic pun. Homophonic ...