Homophones sound the same but mean different things. Where asks about a place. Wear is for clothes. Were is the past of are (we were late).
Other pairs to know: write and right, knight and night, flour and flower, piece and peace.
The trick is to think about the meaning first. If you mean a place, the answer is where, which has here inside it.
Worked example
Choose: “We ___ late for the film.” (where / wear / were)
- The sentence means “we are late” in the past.
- The past of are is were.
Answer:We were late for the film.
Key words
- homophone
- a word that sounds like another
- meaning
- what the word refers to
- memory trick
- a short way to remember
Practise this
New questions every time.
Common Core-referenced: L.3.2f