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Homophones
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Practise
Ten new questions every time. Answer them all, then check: you get your score, and the working for anything you missed.
In this lesson
- Homophones sound the same but are spelt differently.
- There is a place, their means belonging to them, and they're means they are.
- Too means also, or more than enough.
- And you hear with your ear.
Your turn
Which word fits? I can blank the birds singing.
Show the answer
Hear! You hear with your ears, and hear has an ear in it.
The common mistake
Here's a common mistake. Lots of people write: the soup is to hot. But this means more than enough, so it needs too, with two Os.
Try it at home
Homophone hunt: read a page together and spot there, their, they're, to, too, two, hear and here. Say which one it is and why.
Read the whole lesson
Hello, and welcome to Myriora English! Some words sound exactly the same, but they're spelt differently and mean different things. They're called homophones.
There, their and they're. There is about a place: over there. Their means belonging to them: their dog. And they're is short for they are.
To, too and two. Two is the number. Too means also, or more than enough: too hot. And to is the little word in go to school.
And here's a handy trick. Hear has an ear in it, and you hear with your ears. Here is about a place, just like there and where.
Let's try one together. Which one fits? The children put on blank coats. Say it out loud!
Their! The coats belong to the children, so it's their, spelt T, H, E, I, R. Well done if you said their!
Here's a common mistake. Lots of people write: the soup is to hot. But this means more than enough, so it needs too, with two Os.
Your turn! Which word fits? I can blank the birds singing. Pick the right card. You've got eight seconds, or pause the video. Go!
Time's up! Hear! You hear with your ears, and hear has an ear in it.
Quick review. Homophones sound the same but are spelt differently. There is a place, their means belonging to them, and they're means they are. Too means also, or more than enough. And you hear with your ear. See you next time!