1184PR Grammar essentials COLOUR LR watermark
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Homophones<br />
Words that cause confusion<br />
vain/vane/vein<br />
The princess was very vain.<br />
(Proud—adjective)<br />
Our wind vane pointed to the west.<br />
(Instrument to show wind direction—noun)<br />
The prospectors found a rich vein of gold.<br />
(Fissure in rock—noun)<br />
wade/weighed<br />
The boys wanted to wade into the water.<br />
(Paddle—verb)<br />
The greengrocer weighed the fruit.<br />
(To put on scales—verb)<br />
waist/waste<br />
The tailor measured my waist.<br />
(Middle of torso—noun)<br />
We recycle all our waste paper.<br />
(Used things or rubbish—adjective)<br />
Please don’t waste the paint.<br />
(Not use effectively—verb)<br />
That toy is a waste of money.<br />
(Not worth the money—noun)<br />
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wait/weight<br />
They had to wait in a queue to buy their tickets.<br />
(Pass time—verb)<br />
We estimated the weight in the bags.<br />
(Mass—noun)<br />
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<strong>Grammar</strong> <strong>essentials</strong><br />
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