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ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ° ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ° ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ΅ΰΈ‘ΰΈΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ°!
Today's question from Thailand is about English words that sound the same but have different meanings. Join Sian and Clare to find out five pairs of words that have the same pronunciation, but different meanings - and to hear two terrible jokes!
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Activity 1
5 words that sound the same but have different meanings
ΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΈ‘ΰΈ΅ΰΈ«ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ§ΰΈͺΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ! ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ£ΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ’ ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈ¨ΰΈΆΰΈΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈ§ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈͺΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ° :)
There are lots of words in English that sound the same, but have a different pronunciation and spelling! Learn some common ones and how you can recognise the difference in this video! :)
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5 words that sound the same but have different meanings:
aisle and I'll
- I'll walk down the aisle this year.
sun and son
- My son is sitting in the sun.
red and read (past tense of read)
- I read a recipe for Thai red curry.
wrap and rap
- I need to wrap this present for my son's birthday - it's tickets for a rap concert!
band and banned
- The band are banned from smoking on tour.
To do
Now do this fun quiz to see how much you remember! :)
Practice game!
4 Questions
Choose the correct word from these pairs of homophones - don't forget to pay attention to the context!
ααα
Activity
Choose the correct word from these pairs of homophones - don't forget to pay attention to the context!
α£αα΅
Are you looking for part of a verb or a noun?Question 1 of 4
ααα
Activity
Choose the correct word from these pairs of homophones - don't forget to pay attention to the context!
α£αα΅
Which one is the colour and which is the past of 'read'?Question 2 of 4
ααα
Activity
Choose the correct word from these pairs of homophones - don't forget to pay attention to the context!
α£αα΅
Are you looking for a verb or a type of music?Question 3 of 4
ααα
Activity
Choose the correct word from these pairs of homophones - don't forget to pay attention to the context!
α£αα΅
You need two different words here - but they are pronounced the same way!Question 4 of 4
Excellent!Great job!ααα αα΅α!ααααα₯α©αα αα₯α’ ...:
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Session Vocabulary
I’ll
ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ°aisle
ΰΉΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈband
ΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ΅banned
ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈ«ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈ‘wrap
ΰΈ«ΰΉΰΈrap
ΰΉΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈread (past of read)
ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈ (ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΈ’ΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ read)red
ΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈsun
ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ’ΰΉson
ΰΈ₯ΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ’