{"id":607,"date":"2013-09-15T07:17:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T07:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2013-09-17T07:25:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T07:25:46","slug":"homophones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.teacherdiane.com\/?p=607","title":{"rendered":"Homophones"},"content":{"rendered":"

English spelling can be tricky in many ways. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Homophones \u2013 words that sound the same, yet have a different English spelling \u2013 can be very difficult for English learners to understand.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Principal vs. Principle<\/strong><\/p>\n

A principal is the head of a school. A principle is a belief or a moral that you feel strongly about.<\/p>\n

To, Two, or Too<\/strong><\/p>\n

To is a\u00a0preposition. Two is the number following one. Too means also.<\/p>\n

Foreword vs. Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n

A foreword is the introduction to a book. Forward is a direction.<\/p>\n

Knight vs. Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

A knight is a man who served his lord as a soldier in armor. Night is what happens when the day is over.<\/p>\n

Bald vs. Bawled<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bald\u00a0means\u00a0hairless. Bawled means yelled, or cried.<\/p>\n

Mail vs. Male<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mail is what you receive in the post. Male is a gender (men.)<\/p>\n

Dear vs. Deer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear is a term of endearment for someone you regard with deep affection. A deer is an animal, like Bambi. \u00a0A deer can be dear to you, but a dear cannot be deer to you.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Eight vs. Ate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eight is the number following seven. Ate is something you would do for lunch. You can remember that ATE has the same\u00a0letters of\u00a0EAT, moved around.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Made vs. Maid<\/strong><\/p>\n

Made is the past tense of make. A maid is\u00a0a person\u00a0who does domestic work. It\u2019s spelled like \u2018aid\u2019, because it helps!<\/p>\n

Information source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.grammar.net\/ginger_homophones<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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