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Homophones

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There are literally hundreds of homophones in the English language and they can often be the reason why so many of us misspell words on a daily basis...even adults. So why are homophones so difficult? Homophone means ‘one sound.’ We have words in our language that sound the same but are spelt differently. Unfortunately this also means that there are no hard and fast rules about how we can learn to spell them. All we can do is learn the different spellings and remember when to use them.
Most common homophone misspelt: there   their   they’re


1. to   too  two
2. male mail
3. weak week
4. so sew sow
5. no know
6. leak leek
7. by bye buy
8. paw poor
9. tail tale
10. our are
11. pore poor
12. bean been
13. vain vane
14. bored board
15. through threw
16. new knew 
17. there  their   they’re
18. where wear
19. waist waste
20. piece peace
21. hire higher
22. aloud allowed
23. flour flower
24. site sight
25. we’re weir
26. key quay
27. cent scent sent
28. check cheque
29. weather whether
30. serial cereal
© 2011 Chris Birch
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Chris Birch 2011-2020
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        • Beowulf
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      • Stories from Other Cultures >
        • Egyptian Cinderella
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        • Egypt: One Off Lessons
        • Africa
      • Rainbow Fish
      • More Story Openers
    • Instructions >
      • Instructions - Vikings
      • Recipe For Friendship
      • Bossy 'Imperative' Verbs
    • Descriptive Writing >
      • Description Using Art
      • Description Using Art 2
      • Twenty-One Tunnels
      • Oi Caveboy Farlands!
      • Escape from Pompeii
    • Persuasion >
      • School Uniform Debate
      • Graffiti Debate
      • Deforestation Debate
      • Advertisements
      • Finding Your Voice- Environment
      • Holiday Resort Persuasion >
        • Holiday Videos- Egypt
        • Holiday Videos- Pompeii
      • Product Advertising
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      • Newspapers
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      • Michael Morpurgo >
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        • Friend or Foe
        • Kensuke's Kingdom
      • Mary Shelley
      • Jill Murphy
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      • Back To School Poetry
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