Homophones
Which sentence uses the correct homophone??
A) "I'm going over their to meet my best friend."
B) "I'm going over there to meet my best friend."
Hint: What is the sentence talking about? Use your context clues.
Answer: What is B? - "I'm going over there to meet my best friend."
This word is typically used when comparing two things, not when talking about sequential order.
Answer: What is "Than"?
A contraction for "they are" and a word referring to location/placement.
Contraction: the process of shortening a word by combination.
Answer: What is "They're" and "There"?
This word indicates that someone/something has possession or belonging over something.
Answer: What is "Whose"?
Choose the correct homophone word: "My sister wants to go to the skating rink, and I do (blank)."
A) To
B) Two
C) Too
Answer: What is C - "Too"?
Is there something wrong with this sentence?: "Who's book is this?"
A) Yes, the use of "who's" is incorrect.
B) No, this sentence makes sense.
Answer: What is A - "Yes, the use of "who's" is incorrect."
Choose the correct Homophone word: "I hope this midterm doesn't (blank) my grade too much."
A) Affect
B) Effect
Answer: What is A - "Affect"?
Is it Affect or Effect? "This new law had a huge (blank) on the economy."
Hint: Is it influencing the economy or is it causing the economy to be effected?
Answer: What is "Affect"?