1. Chapter Twelve
Homonyms

2. Homonyms
Homonyms are words that have the same sounds but different meanings and spellings:
Brake
break
Course
coarse
Hole
whole
Hear
here
There
their
Knew
new
Its
It’s

3. The Big Four
Of all the homonyms, four groups can be among the most troublesome:
1) its - belonging to it
it’s - contraction of it is
“It’s unlikely that the donkey will finish its oats.”

4. The Big Four 2) their - belonging to them
there - in that place (or) used with forms of
to be
they’re - they are
“Their turtle just crawled under there! They’re going to be furious!”

5. The Big Four 3) to - used before a verb (or) toward
too - overly, extremely (or) also
two - the number 2
“Those two rabbits are too tired to play anymore.”

6. The Big Four 3) your - belonging to you
you’re - contraction of you are
“If you’re going on a long plane ride, remember to bring your favorite book.”