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Homophones<br />
Words that cause confusion<br />
council/counsel<br />
The council workers removed the dead tree in the park.<br />
(Local administrative body—adjective)<br />
We pay rates to our local council.<br />
(noun)<br />
The teacher needed to counsel the pupil after the<br />
accident. (Advise—verb)<br />
curb/kerb<br />
The teacher was forced to curb the noise from the<br />
classroom.<br />
(Restrain—verb)<br />
Their car hit the kerb in the accident.<br />
(Edge of the pavement—noun)<br />
currant/current<br />
The chef added currants to the scones.<br />
(Dried fruit—noun)<br />
We always watch current affairs.<br />
(The latest—adjective)<br />
The current in the stream was flowing swiftly.<br />
(The movement in water—noun)<br />
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dear/deer<br />
This clock is too dear for me to buy.<br />
(Expensive—adjective)<br />
A deer stood silently in the clearing.<br />
(Animal—noun)<br />
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