
Homophones
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Some words can be tricky to spell because they look the same or sound the same but mean different things
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We often call all of these ‘homophones’ even though there are different types
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Some words sound the same but are spelt differently (to, too, two)
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Some words look the same but sound different (read – present tense & read – past tense)
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Some words look the same and sound the same (bat – the animal & bat – used in games)
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Some words look the same but sound different (tear – cry & tear – to rip)
