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Confusing sound alike words: Homophones

Note – you should read this aloud for the best effect:
A bear walks into an ice cream parlor, goes up to the counter and says, “I’d like a sugar cone …..with a …..single……scoop of …. chocolate, please.”The ice cream man says, “Sure thing, but, why the big pause?”

The bear shrugs and says (holding up his big paws), “I was born this way.”

Sound alike words, or homophones, can be confusing for students, especially non-native English speakers.

For some practice on distinguishing commonly confused words: accept, except; to, two, too; paws, pause; addition, edition; and many more, play the sound-alikes or homophones games on Vocabulary.co.il.

For an explanation of many different types of confusing terms, visit VocabSpellingCity.com’s pages on homophones, homonyms, sound-alike word,capitonyms, and other teaching resources.