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Homophones
Recently some students in a L&A Light class asked about "aisle" and "isle"?
These words are homophones; they sound exactly the same but have very different meanings.
An aisle is a passage between rows (like in a supermarket), while an isle is a small island. In fact the UK is sometimes referred to as The British Isles.
A good way to remember the difference is to put them into a simple context, for example "I'll walk down the aisle to the isle," or, "Walking down the grocery aisle, I dreamed of escaping to a tropical isle."
Other popular homophones are;
see / sea: I love to see the waves crash on the sea.
there / their / they're: They're going to put their bags over there.
to / too / two: I'm going to the store too to buy two apples.
hear / here: Can you hear me over here?
write / right: Please write down the right answer.
no / know: I know there's no milk left.
one / won: He won the race by just one second.
sun / son: My son loves to play in the sun.
new / knew: I knew about the new movie.
flour / flower: She used flour to bake a flower-shaped cake.
Best wishes,
Michael.
These words are homophones; they sound exactly the same but have very different meanings.
An aisle is a passage between rows (like in a supermarket), while an isle is a small island. In fact the UK is sometimes referred to as The British Isles.
A good way to remember the difference is to put them into a simple context, for example "I'll walk down the aisle to the isle," or, "Walking down the grocery aisle, I dreamed of escaping to a tropical isle."
Other popular homophones are;
see / sea: I love to see the waves crash on the sea.
there / their / they're: They're going to put their bags over there.
to / too / two: I'm going to the store too to buy two apples.
hear / here: Can you hear me over here?
write / right: Please write down the right answer.
no / know: I know there's no milk left.
one / won: He won the race by just one second.
sun / son: My son loves to play in the sun.
new / knew: I knew about the new movie.
flour / flower: She used flour to bake a flower-shaped cake.
Best wishes,
Michael.
