What is a homophone? Homophone: two or more words that sound alike but differ in meaning, origin, or spelling For example: Two— is a number. To—location, relation, coming before, etc. Too—in addition, to a degree greater than wanted or needed, very.

Say hello to Cleo the Lion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3prL9EHifw0&NR=1 More examples: They’re= they are There= location Their= possessive You’re= you are Your= possessive Its= possessive It’s= it is

Homophones See Sea Meet Meat

Homophones Blue Blew Pair Pear

Why do we have homophones? English is an invaded language that borrows from other languages English has been influenced by many other languages over its long history. Words which now look the same might have come from entirely different sources. Some words might have started from the same source but gradually acquired different shades of meaning

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