What are homophones?
Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings, e.g. 'flower' and 'flour'.
You need to learn these words as there are no spelling rules to help you remember them.
Here is a list of common homophones.
Try now the exercises in the worksheets:
worksheet 1, answers
worksheet 2, answers
Now it´s time to have some fun! Play the Pairs Word Game and learn when to use and spell these words correctly.
You must be ready to take the homophones quiz. There are three different levels of difficulty...
You need to learn these words as there are no spelling rules to help you remember them.
Here is a list of common homophones.
Try now the exercises in the worksheets:
worksheet 1, answers
worksheet 2, answers
Now it´s time to have some fun! Play the Pairs Word Game and learn when to use and spell these words correctly.
You must be ready to take the homophones quiz. There are three different levels of difficulty...
Welcome to our global garden: a place of beauty and wonder which explores humankind's dependence on natural resources.
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Forty years after the Equal Pay Act, surveys still show women are getting paid significantly less than men for similar work.
Have you ever experienced discrimination? Do you believe there are certain jobs a woman can't do?
Watch out for this brightly coloured video pod which will be travelling the country this week to film people who want to give their views about working women.
Have you ever experienced discrimination? Do you believe there are certain jobs a woman can't do?
Watch out for this brightly coloured video pod which will be travelling the country this week to film people who want to give their views about working women.
Charles Saumarez-Smith is the former director of the National Gallery in London. The gallery is home to one of the greatest collections of Western European paintings in the world.
In this edition of People and Places, we go with Charles for a walk around the lively London streets of Soho and Covent Garden. Why? Well, the National Gallery was putting 44 life-size, framed paintings on the walls of alleyways, shops and restaurants.
Find out why!
Click here to listen to the programme.
In this edition of People and Places, we go with Charles for a walk around the lively London streets of Soho and Covent Garden. Why? Well, the National Gallery was putting 44 life-size, framed paintings on the walls of alleyways, shops and restaurants.
Find out why!
Click here to listen to the programme.
There's jubilation in India over its famed music composer, AR Rehman, becoming the first Indian to win a Golden Globe for scoring the music of the film Slumdog Millionaire. Zubair Ahmed reports from Mumbai.
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This film has been nominated in the Oscars Best Motion Picture category. Watch the trailer.
This film has been nominated in the Oscars Best Motion Picture category. Watch the trailer.
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