Homophones and Homonyms

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What is a homophone?

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A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling.

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Provide an example of a homophone for the word 'bare'.

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Bear.

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What is a homonym?

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A homonym is a word that is spelled and pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning.

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Provide an example of a homonym.

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Bat (the flying mammal) and bat (the sports equipment).

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What does 'their' mean?

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'Their' is a possessive pronoun used to indicate ownership by a group.

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What does 'they're' mean?

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'They're' is a contraction of 'they are'.

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What does 'there' mean?

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'There' refers to a place or location.

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Fill in the blank: Nobody _________ what you are thinking.

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knows.

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Fill in the blank: Where did ___________ dog run off to?

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their.

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Fill in the blank: ______________ be here in a few minutes.

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He'll.