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Homophones<br />
boarder/border<br />
The school had many boarders.<br />
(Children who stay at school during the term—noun)<br />
The china plate had a border of flowers.<br />
(Edge—noun)<br />
brake/break<br />
The brake on my bike was faulty.<br />
(Stopping device—noun)<br />
I must be careful not to break Mum’s new vase.<br />
(Smash—verb)<br />
The break in the film lasted ten minutes.<br />
(Interruption—noun)<br />
buy/by/bye<br />
Dad went to buy a newspaper.<br />
(Purchase—verb)<br />
The boy was standing by the door.<br />
(Near to—preposition)<br />
Their team has a bye this week.<br />
(When a game is not played—noun)<br />
‘Bye, John’, called his mother.<br />
(Shortened form of ‘goodbye’—interjection)<br />
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caught/court<br />
The family caught the train into the town.<br />
(Travelled on—verb)<br />
Words that cause confusion<br />
Our tennis game was on the first court.<br />
(Where the game is played—noun)<br />
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