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| ENGLISH HOMOPHONES ARE WORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE BUT MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
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| [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Homophones|GO to PART I]] - THIS IS PART II
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| ==THEIR/THERE/ THEY’RE== | |
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| Their (pronoun) - the possessive pronoun for the subject “they.” “They should practice their lessons.”
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| There (adverb) - refers to a place where you are not located. “He is over there.”
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| They’re (contraction) - they-are. “The students work hard, they are good students.”
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| ==SIGHT/SITE==
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| Sight (noun) - vision, the ability to see. “She saw the mountains in the distance. She has good eye sight.”
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| Site (noun) - synonym for “place,” current term: website “He was working on a construction site.”
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| ==MIGHT/MITE==
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| Might (verbal auxiliary) - the possibility of something happening or the power authority of an individual or group.
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| “We might go on vacation next month.”
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| “He fought with all his might to win the boxing match.”
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| Mite (noun) - a tiny insect that resides in dust. “I must wash my pillow to avoid dust mites.”
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| ==KNOW/NO==
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| Know (verb) - to have knowledge or understanding about something. “I know all the names of the trees in my yard.”
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| No (determiner) - indicates a negative; something untrue. “I will say “no” to the invitation.”
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| ==FOR/FOUR==
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| For (preposition) - to indicate a purpose or someone who receives something. “We bought a cake for her birthday.”
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| Four (noun) - the number after 3, before 5. “We have four children.”
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| ==FLOUR/FLOWER==
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| Flour (noun) - ground grains for making bread “Add some flour to the recipe.”
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| Flower (noun) - the blossom from a plant. “I can smell the flowers in the garden.”
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| ==HAIR/HARE==
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| Hair (noun) - outgrowth or covering of the body. “It is time to go to the barber for a hair cut.”
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| Hare (noun) - like the rabbit; timid long earned small mammal. “We tried to chase the hare out of the vegetable garden.”
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| ==MEAT/MEET==
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| Meat (noun) - edible food from an animal, like beef from a cow. “I like my meat cooked well done.”
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| Meet (verb) - to be introduced by someone or refers to a meeting. “We will meet on Friday.”
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| ==BUY/BY/BYE==
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| Buy (verb) - to make a purchase. “Let me buy our lunch.”
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| By (preposition) - next to, near, when describing a location, also indicates who created something. “My purse was left on the
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| table by the chair.” “The book was written by Chaucer.”
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| Bye (exclamation) - short phrase for “farewell.” “I want to say “bye” to my friends before they leave.”
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| ==ATE/EIGHT==
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| Ate (verb) - past tense of “eat,” consumed food. “I ate the pizza. It was good.”
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| Eight (noun) - the number after 7, before 8. “We bought eight bananas.”
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