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HOMOPHONES

As a 5th grader, yew our expected two no the difference between commonly spelled words that sound alike.
 (did you find 4 errors in the sentence above?)

Here is a list of of word pairs, triplets (and an occasional quartet) that sound alike, but have distinct meanings. 
Learn them, Know them, and Use them correctly!

LEARN THESE FIRST:

 it's / its
 your / you're
 to / too / two
 there / their / they’re
 I'll / aisle / isle
 who's / whose
 we'll / will / wheel
 blue / blew
 sea / see
 are / hour / our
 right / write / rite
 ad / add
 which / witch
 steel / steal
 meet / meat
 whole / hole
 new / knew
 no / know
 have / half


Homophonic Fun

A duel was fought between Alexander Shott and John S. Nott.
Nott was shot and Shott was not. In this case, it is better to be Shott than Nott. It may be that the shot Shott shot, shot Nott, or, as accidents with firearms are frequent, it may be possible that the shot Shott shot, shot Shott himself !
We think, however, that the shot Shott shot, shot not Shott, but Nott.
Anyway, it is hard to tell who was shot and who was not…
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