Homophones
are words that have the same pronunciation but completely different meanings. For example, be
and bee
sound exactly the same, but the first is a verb, and the second is the name of an insect. Because the pronunciation is identical, we rely on context and spelling to understand the word. The best way to remember homophones is to practice them. You’ve come to the right place! In this lesson, I will teach you 17 pairs of homophones. Each pair will have a verb, like hear
, be
, wait
, chews
, bare
, hire
. And for each verb, there will be a homophone that means something completely different. Together, we will try to make funny word games, which we call “puns” or “dad jokes”. Watch the video and then share your best puns and dad jokes in the comments!
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thank you Ronnie and keep smiling and laughing !
Homophones in French : vert=green, verre=glass, vers=towards, vair=variety of fur, ver=worm and verse :))
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Great! Thank you, Ronnie!
Here is my homework. Do everybody hear?:)
-Do you know your weight? -Wait….No:)
If a girl eats a lot of sweets she will waste her waist.
Tom buries five berries every night.
*Does
I remember Sheldon Cooper (in The Big Bang Theory) who, to comfort someone, said “There, there, there…”; but maybe he was actually saying “They’re, their, there…”
(oh my God, it’s so bad…)
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I got 10/10 your lesson today is very useful and your explaination’s very clear so I can understand everything. Thank Ronnie a lot
Hello,
one question regarding ‘do – dew – due’.
Is this an alternative pronunciation?
I learned to pronounce dew and due
like ‘d-you’
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There is a third homophone to so – sew. It´s sow: to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow
Good point! Sow /səʊ/ also has a heteronym, sow /saʊ/ (rhymes with “cow” and “how”), that means “female pig”.
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Why is 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7 ate 9.
LOL
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So, do you like sew? This question may confuse me)
Loved this lesson-I can now see why I get confuse with pronunciation. I am not crazy it is probably just a homophone.
100You got 10 correct out of 10.
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Thank you a lot Ronnie , it was so fun
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Thank you so much! You are my favourite teacher. In a lesson at school, I did not understand this topic. Thank you for explaining!
Even ( Thanks so much ) Not enough to your great efforts .. all of best wishes & regards Teacher Ronnie
Hi Ronnie your wordchoice is excellent and unbeliveable. I like it.
Which music bands do bees love best?
the Bee Gees :))
Sweet, suite
Mousse, moose
We’ll, wheel
Sea, see
Flew, flu, flue
Whole, hole
Coarse, course
Principal, principle
Mist, missed
bye, bye
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merci
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I turned pale when I dropped the water pail
Really I like the way you explain
I’ve got 10 of 10.It was easy and funny.Thanks a lot Ronnie !
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Thank you Ronnie, I got 10/10 , You are the best of all the teachers that I have meet.
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I got 90
Hey Ronnie ! I got wrong about brake pedal question. I also looked it up on dictionary. I think that question was wrong. ? Because you can brake pedal and break something.. you cant just break pedal..?
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Ronnie, you’re a great educator.
Your English pronunciation sounds very sincere to me.
For this reason, we can watch you comfortably.
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I was confused about the words “horse” and “whores”
Ronnie you are my favourite teacher!! you are so funny!!:) I enjoyed every lesson. Thank you very much.
We reap what we sow
I saw my son holding a saw. is it correct ?
Nice class! thanks a lot!
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Thank you so much ronnia it was amazing lesson so that I got 7/10? it’s really useful
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i really like it
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All ready ; already : Effect; Affect : buy ; bye;by.flour flower…amazing job!
I always enjoy your teaching, you make so funny and enjoyable your lessons.
one another homophones
buy, by, bye.
10/10! Nice! Break brake, brake made your car break. My female boss let me find the mail, then I give her a nice male one. She thanked me!
Ronnie! fantastic presentation on homophones! I got a lot out of it.