Homophones sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things. Here, hear: you hear with your ear. Won, one: we won the race; I have one apple.
Some tricky homophones are there, their and they're. There is a place (over there). Their means belonging to them (their coats). They're is short for they are.
When you are not sure, say the sentence with the meaning: does it mean “they are”? Then use they're.
Worked example
Choose: “The children hung up ___ coats.” (there / their / they're)
- The coats belong to the children.
- Belonging to them is their.
Answer:The children hung up their coats.
Key words
- homophone
- a word that sounds like another but is spelt differently
- belonging
- owned by someone
- meaning
- what a word tells us
Practise this
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Common Core-referenced: L.2.2d