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Unlocking the Secrets:

Unlocking the Secrets:. Homophones and Homographs. English words that sound alike but are spelled differently AND have different meanings too Examples are: I, eye, aye dear, deer buy, by, bye their, they’re, there. Homophones. eye I aye. More examples.

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Unlocking the Secrets:

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  1. UnlockingtheSecrets: Homophonesand Homographs

  2. English words that sound alike but are spelled differently AND have different meanings too Examples are: I, eye, aye dear, deer buy, by, bye their, they’re, there Homophones

  3. eyeIaye

  4. More examples

  5. There are many, many more soWhich one should you use?Look up each meaningOr you surely will lose! • Here are a few more: seen, scene great, grate pail, pale bury, berry beat, beet peek, peak

  6. Now for the HOMOGRAPHS: • Remember: They are English words that are spelled the same but mean different things. • For example: Look at the wordlight: Please turn on thelight. This has to do with illumination. (Don’t know what illumination means? LOOK IT UP!) It was aslightas a feather. This has to do with how heavy it is.

  7. Let’s try a few more HOMOGRAPHS: Which fan is an admirer of someone or something? Which fankeeps you cool? (Do you know?)

  8. JUST ASMALLLIST OFHOMOGRAPHS: read bowl lean punch bow bass close wind second lead live does present tear wind wound

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