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Homophones<br />

Words that cause confusion<br />

sea/see<br />

The sea looked very calm.<br />

(Body of salt water—noun)<br />

I can see his bag on the desk. (View—verb)<br />

sew/so/sow<br />

Mum had to sew my top together.<br />

(Stitch—verb)<br />

I was late so I missed the bus.<br />

(Therefore—conjunction)<br />

The girl was so tired she found it hard to work.<br />

(Very—adverb)<br />

The farmer began to sow the crop.<br />

(Plant—verb)<br />

sight/site<br />

Sight is one of our senses.<br />

(Seeing—noun)<br />

The sight-impaired man used a cane.<br />

(Seeing—adjective)<br />

The site for the building was near the coast.<br />

(Place—noun)<br />

sole/soul<br />

The sole on my shoe was loose.<br />

(Bottom—noun)<br />

The old man was the sole survivor in the family.<br />

(Only—adjective)<br />

We ate battered sole and chips.<br />

(Fish—noun)<br />

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