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16 HOMOPHONES & Past Simple Verbs
Homophones are words that are spelled differently but sound exactly the same. For example, “thered book” and “the read book” sound the same, but they mean completely different things. To understand the meaning of the word, you need to rely on context or spelling. There are hundreds of homophones in English, and in today’s lesson, I will teach you eight pairs of them, so 16 words in total. You will notice that each pair is made up of one past simple verb and one other word with a different function. I will teach you the difference between rode and road, passed and past, wore and war, blew and blue, threw and through, ate and eight, and made and maid. I will explain their meaning and give you examples. By the end of the lesson, you will know how to differentiate the past simple verbs from their homophone counterparts. After watching, make sure you watch my other lesson on Homophones and Part Participle Verbs.
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