Learning homophones (homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings) is an important part of learning how to become a better reader and writer. Look through the list of common homophones and learn the meaning and spelling of these words – tip ‘your and you’re’ and ‘their, they’re and there’ are the most spelling mistakes that people make when writing homophones.
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Click here for information about using homophones (all together and altogether)
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Extension – homonyms are words that sound the same and have the same spelling but have different meanings like post for example.
Post can be the verb meaning to send a letter or package via a postal delivery service.
Post can be a noun to describe a letter to you receive.
Post can be a verb meaning to put some information on to the internet.
A post can be a noun meaning the information that is put on the internet (like this homophones blog post for example).
A post can be a stick that is intentionally put into the ground like goal posts or the posts on a fence.
Homonyms – one word but lots of different meanings!