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<div class="pg_page_title">English homophones - part II</div>
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This is part II of English homophones.

English homophones are words that sound alike but mean something different.

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==THEIR/THERE/ THEY’RE==

* Their (pronoun) - the possessive pronoun for the subject “they.”    
<blockquote>“They should practice their lessons.”</blockquote>
* There (adverb) - refers to a place where you are not located.    
<blockquote>“He is over there.”</blockquote>
* They’re (contraction) - they are.       
<blockquote>“The students work hard, they are good students.”</blockquote>

==SIGHT/SITE==

* Sight (noun) - vision, the ability to see.    
<blockquote>“She saw the mountains in the distance.  She has good eye sight.”</blockquote>
* Site (noun) - synonym for “place,”  other meaning: website. 
<blockquote>“He was working on a construction site.”</blockquote>

==MIGHT/MITE==

* Might (verbal auxiliary) - the possibility of something happening or the power authority of an individual or group. 
<blockquote>“We might go on vacation next month.”</blockquote><blockquote>“He fought with all his might to win the boxing match.”</blockquote>
* Mite (noun) - a tiny insect that resides in dust.     
<blockquote>“I must wash my pillow to avoid dust mites.”</blockquote>

==KNOW/NO==

* Know (verb) - to have knowledge or understanding about something.   
<blockquote>“I know all the names of the trees in my yard.”</blockquote>
* No (determiner) - indicates a negative; something untrue.      
<blockquote>“I will say “no” to the invitation.”</blockquote>

==FOR/FOUR== 

* For (preposition) - to indicate a purpose or someone who receives something.   
<blockquote>“We bought a cake for her birthday.”</blockquote>
* Four (noun) - the number after 3, before 5.   
<blockquote>“We have four children.”</blockquote>

==FLOUR/FLOWER== 

* Flour (noun) - ground grains for making bread   
<blockquote>“Add some flour to the recipe.”</blockquote>
* Flower (noun) - the blossom from a plant.  
<blockquote>“I can smell the flowers in the garden.”</blockquote>

==HAIR/HARE== 

* Hair (noun) - outgrowth or covering of the body.   
<blockquote>“It is time to go to the barber for a hair cut.”</blockquote>
* Hare (noun) - like the rabbit; timid long earned small mammal.     
<blockquote>“We tried to chase the hare out of the vegetable garden.”</blockquote>

==MEAT/MEET== 

* Meat (noun) - edible food from an animal, like beef from a cow.   
<blockquote>“I like my meat cooked well done.”</blockquote>
* Meet (verb) - to be introduced by someone or refers to a meeting.   
<blockquote>“We will meet on Friday.”</blockquote>

==BUY/BY/BYE==

* Buy (verb) - to make a purchase.    
<blockquote>“Let me buy our lunch.”</blockquote>
* By (preposition) - next to, near, when describing a location, also indicates who created something.   
<blockquote>“I left my purse on the table by the chair.”</blockquote><blockquote>“The book was written by Chaucer.”</blockquote>
* Bye (exclamation) - short phrase for “farewell.” 
<blockquote>“I want to say “bye” to my friends before they leave.”</blockquote>

==ATE/EIGHT==
* Ate (verb) - past tense of “eat,”  consumed food. 
<blockquote>“I ate the pizza.  It was good.”</blockquote>
* Eight (noun) - the number after 7, before 8.
<blockquote>“We bought eight bananas.”</blockquote>




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