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Spoonful #20: HOMOPHONE FUN

6/16/2019

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In honor of my 20th Spoonful, it's time for some HOMOPHONE fun! So what are HOMOPHONES? Words that sound (phone) the same (homo) but have different meanings, origins, and/or spellings. Determining which is (witch) which can cause much confusion. 

There are lots of HOMOPHONES, but the most commonly used and confused ones include CONTRACTIONS. Instead of telling you which definition belongs with which word, you'll have a chance to match them yourselves. Answers will be given at the end. No peeking!!

1.)ITS
2.)IT'S


One means "belonging to it" and the other means "it is."

3.)THEIR
4.)THEY'RE
5.)THERE


One means "they are," another means "belonging to them," and the third means "Where? Not here but over _______.)

6.) YOU'RE
7.) YOUR
8.) YORE


One means "belonging to you," another means "you are," and the third means "in days gone by."

9.) WE'VE
10.) WEAVE


One means "knit, thread, or wind" and the other means "we have."

ANSWER KEY:
1.) ITS = belonging to it (the possessive form)
2.) IT'S = it is 
3.) THEIR = belonging to them
4.) THEY'RE = they are
5.) THERE = Where? Not here but over there. 
6.) YOU'RE = you are
7.) YOUR = belonging to you
8.) YORE = in days gone by
9.) WE'VE = we have
10.) WEAVE = knit, thread, or wind

WORD OF ADVICE: Whenever you see a CONTRACTION, break it apart. If "it is," "you are," or "they are" works in your sentence, then "it's," "you're," or "they're" will also work. Trust me, its vs. it's (and other HOMOPHONE pairs like that) WILL appear as questions in the PSAT/SAT/ACT Writing Sections! If you follow this tip, you'll easily determine the correct answers. 

I hope you found this spoonful helpful and a wee bit of fun. I aim to help writers of all ages, and welcome you to share this blog with your friends and family. 

Sincerely,
Laura Fineberg Cooper

4 Comments
Kirstine Call link
6/24/2019 10:07:22 pm

This is such a fun and pertinent post!

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Laura Fineberg Cooper link
6/25/2019 05:00:22 pm

Dear Kirsti:
Thank you for reading my blog! I'm so glad you found it both fun and pertinent. I've seen these homophones mixed up time and again, and hope this spoonful helps to clear up any confusion.

Sincerely,
Laura

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Marcia Strykowski link
7/7/2019 09:38:52 am

You're right, homophones can be very confusing!

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Hilary Margitich
7/13/2021 12:40:05 pm

This was a fun and helpful exercise, thanks for sharing!!

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