while looking at these example sentences, make sure to read them aloud. it will help you recognize the homophones.
Homophones are words with different spellings and meanings but the same pronunciation. They are also called homonyms.
Knowing the right homophone can change the entire meaning of a sentence or make it a grammatically wrong sentence.
For example, their, they're and there are homophones that are usually easily mixed up.
There, friends are gathering. This is the correct homophone- there is telling where the friends are gathering.
They're, friends are gathering. Remember, they're is a contraction of they are. This sentence doesn't make sense.
Their, friends are gathering. Their is a possessive pronoun- here, it just doesn't make sense.
Cents and sense are another set of homophones.
Cents are important. The coins are important.
Scents are important. This sentence makes sense- but if you are writing a paper about the U. S. Mint, is this appropriate? Under which circumstances would this sentence makes sense? Maybe in relation to dogs and cats- scents are important to dogs and cats.
Here are some homophones :
pea pee
hi high
weak week
hear here
knight night
to two too
through threw
write right
knead need
sun sun
Knowing the right homophone can change the entire meaning of a sentence or make it a grammatically wrong sentence.
For example, their, they're and there are homophones that are usually easily mixed up.
There, friends are gathering. This is the correct homophone- there is telling where the friends are gathering.
They're, friends are gathering. Remember, they're is a contraction of they are. This sentence doesn't make sense.
Their, friends are gathering. Their is a possessive pronoun- here, it just doesn't make sense.
Cents and sense are another set of homophones.
Cents are important. The coins are important.
Scents are important. This sentence makes sense- but if you are writing a paper about the U. S. Mint, is this appropriate? Under which circumstances would this sentence makes sense? Maybe in relation to dogs and cats- scents are important to dogs and cats.
Here are some homophones :
pea pee
hi high
weak week
hear here
knight night
to two too
through threw
write right
knead need
sun sun
practice
Fill in the blanks of this paragraph. (read it aloud!)
This (week/weak), the (sun/son) had shone brightly the entire time. The (hi/high) temperatures were reasonable for summer, but it was still hot. I was so excited (to/two/too) go (to/two/too) my tennis match, seeing as the (weather/whether) was so good. However, (write/right) before the match, a light drizzle came in. We didn't (knead/need) to leave just yet. Most matches had the players wait for fifteen minutes before departing, in case the weather lightened up. My sister and I (through/threw) tennis balls in the air while waiting. Then, when the director finally made the announcement, the (rain/reign/rein) had grown into a thunderstorm, so loud I could not (here/hear) what she was saying. But we (herd/heard) it soon enough: we could go home.
answers
This week, the sun had shone brightly the entire time. The high temperatures were reasonable for summer, but it was still hot. I was excited to go to my tennis match, seeing as the weather was so good. However, right before the match, a light drizzle came in. We didn't need to leave just yet. My sister and I threw tennis balls in the air while waiting. Then, when the director finally made the announcement, the rain had grown into a thunderstorm, so loud I could not hear what she was saying. But we heard it soon enough: we could go home.