Homophones/Homographs Make sentences to bring out the difference between:

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Homophones/Homographs

Make sentences to bring out the difference between:

1. wear - ____________
2. ware - ____________

SOLUTION

1. wear: The little girl wanted to wear a pink, frilly dress.
2. ware: The silver ware kept on the King's table was exquisite.

1. here - ____________
2. hear - ____________

SOLUTION

1. here: "You must sit here," said the man to his guest.
2. hear: The children could hear the sound of the planes quite clearly.

1. there - ____________
2. their - ____________

SOLUTION

1. there: "I had kept my bag there," said the woman to the policeman.

2. their: The girls picked up their bags and went home.

1. cell - ____________
2. sell - ____________

SOLUTION

1. cell: The prisoner sat in the dark cell without talking.

2. sell: The hawker wanted to sell all his wares before evening.

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