Homophones

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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.

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Give an example of homophones.

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'bare' and 'bear' are homophones.

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What does 'whether' mean?

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'Whether' is used to express a choice between alternatives.

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What does 'weather' mean?

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'Weather' refers to the state of the atmosphere, like sunny or rainy.

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What does 'ate' mean?

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'Ate' is the past tense of eat.

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What does 'eight' mean?

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'Eight' is the number 8.

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In the sentence 'I love having my feet in the sand', what does 'bare' mean?

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'Bare' means without covering.

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In the sentence 'We saw black bear while we were camping', what does 'bear' mean?

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'Bear' refers to a large mammal.

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What does 'there' mean?

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'There' is used to refer to a place.

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What does 'their' mean?

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'Their' is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership.