Spelling
Homophones
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Homophones and common patterns
Words that sound the same but have different spellings
are called homophones.
Can you think of any?
Recognizing and
learning homophones
can make a big
difference to your
spelling.
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Recognizing
common
letter patterns
can help too.
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Homophones
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Common homophones
There can be used to show place:
It is over there.
There can also be used with a verb:
There is no point.
Their shows that something belongs to them:
It’s their car.
They’re is the abbreviated form of ‘they are’:
They’re going on holiday.
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Common homophones
Two refers to the number 2:
He ate two meals.
To can show direction:
She went to the shops.
To can also make the infinitive of a verb:
It was going to be difficult.
Too can mean also or too much:
She’s too chatty. He is too.
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Common homophones
Your means belonging to you:
It is your responsibility.
You’re is the shortened form of ‘you are’:
You’re not going to believe it.
Aloud means something done so that it can be heard:
She spoke her thoughts aloud.
Allowed means permitted:
Smoking was not allowed.
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