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2020.05.03 20:02

Words that are pronounced the same, but spelt differently
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Know & No

•know- to understand something, to be aware of something
-“I know where 5th Avenue is located.”
•no- a negative response to something
-“No, I wasn’t on my phone.”
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Knew & New

•knew- past tense of know
-“I knew it.”
•new- something that’s not old; not existing before; introduced or discovered recently
-“I got a new phone.”
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It’s & Its

•it’s- contraction for “it is”
-“Yes, right now it’s 5 o’clock.”
•its- belonging to or associated with a thing previously mentioned
-“The camera is on its side.”

** 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲: 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆 “𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀“ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 “𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀“, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲 “𝗶𝘁’𝘀“. 𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲 “𝗶𝘁𝘀.“
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Which & Witch

•which- asking for specific information on something
-“Which is the best school?”
•witch- a woman who uses magic
-“She’s a witch.”
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Weather & Whether

•weather- the temperature outside or the state of the atmosphere at a specific time or place
-“What’s the weather like today?”
•whether- expressing a doubt or choice between choices; expressing interest on something
-“I wasn’t sure whether to stay or to leave.”
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I’m sorry, I’m not the best at exposing things, but I can make another post explaining some more homophones.
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Comments

  • loana 2020.05.03 20:04

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    thank u!!!
  • Gioia 2020.05.03 20:12

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    This is really helpful :)
  • Blandine 2020.05.03 20:15

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    thank you :)
  • Илюза 2020.05.04 09:32

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    thank you
  • カテリナ 2020.05.11 22:04

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    I’m sorry, I’m not the best at exposing things, but I can make another post explaining some more homophones.

    I’m sorry, I’m not the best at explaining things, but I can make another post explaining some more homophones.

  • mohammed oulhamid 2020.07.18 19:57

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    Thank you

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