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Joyanne James-Soyer

Joyanne James-Soyer is an accomplished author and editor with over 25 years of experience in the publishing and education sectors. She manages digital content specialising in Caribbean culture, regional history and education for Sweet TnT Magazine and Study Zone Institute. Her portfolio includes the Study Zone Big Kid Books series, the Improve Spelling and Reading Skills collection, and she is a co-author and editor of Sweet TnT Short Stories and Sweet TnT 100 West Indian Recipes. Holding a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language and Literature with Education and being a dedicated educator, James-Soyer specialises in documenting the biodiversity and cultural heritage of Trinidad and Tobago for a global audience, and supporting students, parents, and teachers globally.

URE words: Learn cure and vulture with word list and examples

Explore the world of URE words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

The letters “URE” together make a special sound in English. There are many URE words. Some are short like “pure”, and others are longer like “culture”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these URE words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this list helpful? You can …

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OUR words: Learn tour, sour and journal with word list and examples

Explore the world of OUR words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

The letters “OUR” together make special sounds in English. There are many OUR words. Some are short like “four” and “sour”, and others are longer like “journey”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these OUR words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this list helpful? You …

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IER words: Learn the trigraph with word list and examples

Explore the world of IER words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

The letters “IER” together make a special sound in English. This is called a trigraph. There are many IER words. Some are short like “pier”, and others are longer like “chandelier”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this …

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EER words: From deer to engineer, learn with word list and examples

Explore the world of EER words with this comprehensive word list and examples.

The letters “EER” together make a special sound in English. This is called a trigraph. There are many EER words. Some are short like “deer”, and others are longer like “volunteer”. This list helps you learn the meaning of these words and how to spell them correctly. Why is this …

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Homophones: Learn same sound words in sentences with detailed word list

Homophones hole, whole, their, there, they're for reading lessons

 Words that sound the same are homophones e.g. ‘hear’ (action with ears), ‘hair’ (strands on skin), and ‘here’ (close placement). Homophones can also be homographs, words with same sound, same spelling but different meaning e.g. ‘bat’ (flying animal, sporting equipment, and action to hit), ‘light’ (brightness, colour, weight, and action …

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