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Here, hare, hear and hair: Spot the homophones

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By Joyanne James. Have some fun with words and test your knowledge of the difference between here, hare, hear and hair. In some English varieties, these four words are homophones such as in Caribbean countries but in other varieties only here, hear and hair sound similar. Keep your brain active …

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Peer, pier, pear and pair: Spot the homophones

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By Joyanne James. Can you spot the difference between the sounds peer, pier, pear and pair? In some English varieties such as in Caribbean countries, they are all homophones, while in other varieties peer and pier are similar and pear and pair are similar. Have some fun with homophones by …

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Paw, pore, poor and pour: Spot the homophones

Poor and pour. Brown pet paw

By Joyanne James. Do you know the difference between the sounds of the words paw, pore, poor and pour? These four words are homophones in some varieties of English such as in Caribbean countries. In other varieties, only pore, poor and pour have the same sound. This fun activity should …

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