1184PR Grammar essentials COLOUR LR watermark
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Homophones<br />
chews/choose<br />
Our dog chews on a bone.<br />
(Gnaws—verb)<br />
The teams will choose new captains.<br />
(Select—verb)<br />
coarse/course<br />
The sandpaper was very coarse.<br />
(Rough—adjective)<br />
The storm blew the boat off course.<br />
(Direction—noun)<br />
The golf course is near our home.<br />
(Ground on which the game is played—noun)<br />
‘Of course I will help you,’ said the teacher.<br />
(Certainly—adverb)<br />
complement/compliment<br />
Those colours complement each other.<br />
(Work together—verb)<br />
He gave the chef a nice compliment on the food.<br />
(Expression of praise—noun)<br />
complementary/complimentary<br />
The angles were complementary.<br />
(Adding up to 90 degrees—adjective)<br />
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Low resolution display copy<br />
We were given complimentary tickets to the show.<br />
(Free—adjective)<br />
Words that cause confusion<br />
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