Homonyms

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Homonyms

• English Brushup, 3EJohn Langan

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Homonyms

• Homonyms are words that have the same sounds but
  different meanings and spellings

Brake break
Course coarse
Hole whole
Hear here
There their
Knew new
Its Its
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The Big Four

• Of all the homonyms, four groups can be among the
  most troublesome
• 1) its - belonging to it
• its - contraction of it is
• Its unlikely that the donkey will finish its
  oats.

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• 2) their - belonging to them
• there - in that place (or) used with forms of
  
• to be
• theyre - they are
• Their turtle just crawled under there! Theyre
  going to be furious!

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• 3) to - used before a verb (or) toward
• too - overly, extremely (or) also
• two - the number 2
• Those two rabbits are too tired to play
  anymore.

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• 3) your - belonging to you
• youre - contraction of you are
• If youre going on a long plane ride, remember
  to bring your favorite book.