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Homophones
Common Homophones
Term | Definition |
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it's | The contraction for it is. It's time for recess. |
its | The possessive pronoun for belonging to it. Its legs are longer. |
you're | The contraction for you are. You're going to be late for school. |
your | The possessive pronoun for belonging to or associated with a person. Your desk is a mess. |
then | at that time She won the first game and then the second. |
than | introducing the second element in a comparison More than 20 million bats are located under the bridge. |
there | in, at, or to that place or position. Her seat is over there on that side of the room. |
their | The possessive pronoun for belonging to or associated with the people. Their house is on the next corner. |
they're | The contraction for they are They're running late for the bus. |
too | excessively or in addition The tea is way too sweet. / I would like to go, too. |
quit | is a verb meaning "to stop" or "to leave." Quit touching the wall. |
quite | is an adjective meaning "completely." That's quite a lot of food on your plate. |
quiet | is an adjective meaning "free from noise." Please be quiet students. |
passed | is the past tense verb for pass. He passed his reading test. |
past | when used as an adjective it refers to a time gone by. The car drove past the building. |
threw | is the past tense verb of throw. It means to propel something with force. |
through | is a preposition to mean "moving in one side and out the other." He rode his bike through a mud puddle. |
we're | The contraction for we are. We're late for class. |
were | is plural past tense verb for are. They were talking loud in class. |