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==BARE/BEAR== | ==BARE/BEAR== | ||
Bare (adj) - naked, uncovered. “He walks in his bare feet.” | * Bare (adj) - naked, uncovered. | ||
“He walks in his bare feet.” | |||
Bear (noun) - a large furry mammal. “I saw a big brown bear in the zoo.” | * Bear (noun) - a large furry mammal. | ||
“I saw a big brown bear in the zoo.” | |||
==DO/DEW/DUE== | ==DO/DEW/DUE== | ||
Dew (noun) - water drops accumulated on plants and objects outside during the night. | * Dew (noun) - water drops accumulated on plants and objects outside during the night. | ||
“The morning dew was on the grass.” | |||
Do (verb) - to carry out an action. | * Do (verb) - to carry out an action. | ||
“What did you do yesterday?” | |||
Due (adj) - a date when something is expected to happen. “The rent is due on Friday.” | * Due (adj) - a date when something is expected to happen. | ||
“The rent is due on Friday.” | |||
==EYE/I == | ==EYE/I == | ||
Eye (noun) - the part of one’s face used for vision. “My eyes grow tired when I read too much.” | * Eye (noun) - the part of one’s face used for vision. | ||
“My eyes grow tired when I read too much.” | |||
I (pronoun) - first person, singular. “I went to the store.” | * I (pronoun) - first person, singular. | ||
“I went to the store.” | |||
==HEAR/HERE== | ==HEAR/HERE== | ||
Hear (verb) - the function of the ears. “I can hear the music.” | * Hear (verb) - the function of the ears. | ||
“I can hear the music.” | |||
Here (adverb) - where you are located at the moment. “I am here in the living room. You are there in the kitchen.” | * Here (adverb) - where you are located at the moment. | ||
“I am here in the living room. You are there in the kitchen.” | |||
==HOUR/OUR== | ==HOUR/OUR== | ||
* Hour (noun) - 60 minutes of time. | |||
“I will leave in one hour.” | |||
* Our (pronoun) - possessive form of “we.” | |||
“Our house is on the corner of the street.” | |||
Our (pronoun) - possessive form of “we.” “Our house is on the corner of the street.” | |||
==MALE/MAIL== | ==MALE/MAIL== | ||
Male (adj. or noun) - masculine gender “The new baby is a male.” | * Male (adj. or noun) - masculine gender | ||
“The new baby is a male.” | |||
Mail (verb or noun) - something sent through the post office, letters and packages, also email. “I sent you a letter via the post office.” | * Mail (verb or noun) - something sent through the post office, letters and packages, also email. | ||
“I sent you a letter via the post office.” | |||
==RIGHT/WRITE== | ==RIGHT/WRITE== | ||
Right (adj.) - meaning the side opposite “left” or being correct. “My sister is right-handed.” “He did the right thing to help the children.” | * Right (adj.) - meaning the side opposite “left” or being correct. | ||
“My sister is right-handed.” | |||
“He did the right thing to help the children.” | |||
Write (verb) - expressing ideas on paper or keyboard. “I want to write a letter.” | * Write (verb) - expressing ideas on paper or keyboard. | ||
“I want to write a letter.” | |||
==SON/SUN== | ==SON/SUN== | ||
Son (noun) - a male child “My son is playing soccer.” | * Son (noun) - a male child | ||
“My son is playing soccer.” | |||
Sun (noun) - the star at the center of our solar system. “The sun was bright today. We had no rain.” | * Sun (noun) - the star at the center of our solar system. | ||
“The sun was bright today. We had no rain.” | |||
==ONE/WON== | ==ONE/WON== | ||
One (noun) - number after 0 and before 2. “There was only one person in the room.” | * One (noun) - number after 0 and before 2. | ||
“There was only one person in the room.” | |||
Won (verb) - form of “to win” past tense. “I won the game yesterday.” | * Won (verb) - form of “to win” past tense. | ||
“I won the game yesterday.” | |||
==WEAR/WHERE== | ==WEAR/WHERE== | ||
Wear (verb) - to have clothing on one’s body. “He was wearing a sweater.” | * Wear (verb) - to have clothing on one’s body. | ||
“He was wearing a sweater.” | |||
Where (interrogative) - a question that asks for a location. “Where is the school?” | * Where (interrogative) - a question that asks for a location. | ||
“Where is the school?” | |||
==WAIT/WEIGHT== | ==WAIT/WEIGHT== | ||
Wait (verb) - postpone time and remain in one place. “Wait for the bus.” | * Wait (verb) - postpone time and remain in one place. | ||
“Wait for the bus.” | |||
Weight (noun) - the measure of heaviness. “He was a heavy weight man.” | * Weight (noun) - the measure of heaviness. | ||
“He was a heavy weight man.” | |||
==TO/TWO/TOO == | ==TO/TWO/TOO == | ||
To (preposition) - a direction forward. “I am going to the store.” | * To (preposition) - a direction forward. | ||
“I am going to the store.” | |||
* Two (noun) - number after l, before 3. | |||
“It takes two to form a marriage.” | |||
* Too (adverb) - also, in addition to. | |||
“John went shopping and Mary went shopping too.” | |||
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HOMOPHONES IN ENGLISH. | |||
I WILL POST MORE AT A LATER TIME. | |||
THE WORDS THAT FOLLOW ARE NOT CONSIDERED “HOMOPHONES.” BUT ARE ALSO TRICKY WORDS IN ENGLISH. | |||
Revision as of 15:40, 2 December 2021
HELLO ENGLISH LEARNERS,
I HAVE ADDED SOME NEW WORDS THAT CAN BE CONFUSING ALSO BECAUSE THEY SOUND THE SAME BUT MEAN SOMETHING ELSE. THESE WORDS IN ENGLISH ARE CALLED “HOMOPHONES.” I WILL INCLUDE THESE IN TWO PARTS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY.
THIS IS PART I - GO to PART II
BARE/BEAR
- Bare (adj) - naked, uncovered.
“He walks in his bare feet.”
- Bear (noun) - a large furry mammal.
“I saw a big brown bear in the zoo.”
DO/DEW/DUE
- Dew (noun) - water drops accumulated on plants and objects outside during the night.
“The morning dew was on the grass.”
- Do (verb) - to carry out an action.
“What did you do yesterday?”
- Due (adj) - a date when something is expected to happen.
“The rent is due on Friday.”
EYE/I
- Eye (noun) - the part of one’s face used for vision.
“My eyes grow tired when I read too much.”
- I (pronoun) - first person, singular.
“I went to the store.”
HEAR/HERE
- Hear (verb) - the function of the ears.
“I can hear the music.”
- Here (adverb) - where you are located at the moment.
“I am here in the living room. You are there in the kitchen.”
HOUR/OUR
- Hour (noun) - 60 minutes of time.
“I will leave in one hour.”
- Our (pronoun) - possessive form of “we.”
“Our house is on the corner of the street.”
MALE/MAIL
- Male (adj. or noun) - masculine gender
“The new baby is a male.”
- Mail (verb or noun) - something sent through the post office, letters and packages, also email.
“I sent you a letter via the post office.”
RIGHT/WRITE
- Right (adj.) - meaning the side opposite “left” or being correct.
“My sister is right-handed.” “He did the right thing to help the children.”
- Write (verb) - expressing ideas on paper or keyboard.
“I want to write a letter.”
SON/SUN
- Son (noun) - a male child
“My son is playing soccer.”
- Sun (noun) - the star at the center of our solar system.
“The sun was bright today. We had no rain.”
ONE/WON
- One (noun) - number after 0 and before 2.
“There was only one person in the room.”
- Won (verb) - form of “to win” past tense.
“I won the game yesterday.”
WEAR/WHERE
- Wear (verb) - to have clothing on one’s body.
“He was wearing a sweater.”
- Where (interrogative) - a question that asks for a location.
“Where is the school?”
WAIT/WEIGHT
- Wait (verb) - postpone time and remain in one place.
“Wait for the bus.”
- Weight (noun) - the measure of heaviness.
“He was a heavy weight man.”
TO/TWO/TOO
- To (preposition) - a direction forward.
“I am going to the store.”
- Two (noun) - number after l, before 3.
“It takes two to form a marriage.”
- Too (adverb) - also, in addition to.
“John went shopping and Mary went shopping too.”
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HOMOPHONES IN ENGLISH.
I WILL POST MORE AT A LATER TIME.
THE WORDS THAT FOLLOW ARE NOT CONSIDERED “HOMOPHONES.” BUT ARE ALSO TRICKY WORDS IN ENGLISH.