Homophones and Homographs

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What are homophones?

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings. For example, 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

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What are homographs?

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Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may have different pronunciations. For example, 'lead' (to guide) and 'lead' (a type of metal).

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Choose the correct homophone: Please don't drop and ____________________ that bottle of hand sanitizer!

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break

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Choose the correctly spelled word: Minit, Desserrt, Project, Medisine

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Project

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Choose the correct homophones: They can't go to the grocery story because the car ___________________ might ___________________.

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brake - break

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Choose the correctly spelled word: Subjet, Kurrent, Quarter, Pefect

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Quarter

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Choose the correctly spelled word: Kwarter, Oject, Current, Curent

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Current

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What is an example of a homophone pair?

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'flour' (the baking ingredient) and 'flower' (the blooming plant).

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What is an example of a homograph?

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The word 'bat' can mean a flying mammal or a piece of sports equipment used in baseball.

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How do you use 'brake' in a sentence?

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'Brake' is used to refer to the device that slows down a vehicle, e.g., 'I had to use the brake to stop the car.'