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words that sound the same but a spelt differently

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PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 21 Oct 2004 10:48

I too used to struggle with STATIONARY & STATIONERY until someone told me to always think of Envelopes when thinking of the paper kind..... then you will always remember that stationEry is spelt with an E!! :O)

Ellen

Ellen Report 21 Oct 2004 10:45

Bored, board tired, tyred hair, heir cede, seed weigh, way weight, wait waste, waist hart, heart vane, vein higher, hire liar, lyre coat, cote hoard, horde haw, whore mane, main which, witch right, write wheal, wheel sell, cell to, two, too shoe, shoo grown, groan mown, moan flyer, flier flea, flea tire, tyre worn, warn sail, sale mare, mayor patients, patience licence, license ware, wear drawer, draw rota, rotor made, maid sew, so, sow see, sea be, bee four, for, fore sorry I was very bored so had a go

♥ Katz

♥ Katz Report 21 Oct 2004 10:22

lore - law sun - son

BrianW

BrianW Report 21 Oct 2004 09:47

been - bean cox - cocks fair - fare

Janice

Janice Report 21 Oct 2004 09:29

What about the other way round as well? Words which are spelt the same but you don't know how to say until you know the context. She wound the bandage round the wound. Janice

kylie from perth in oz

kylie from perth in oz Report 21 Oct 2004 09:26

you- ewe

kylie from perth in oz

kylie from perth in oz Report 21 Oct 2004 09:21

sail-sale

Sue

Sue Report 21 Oct 2004 09:18

rough - ruff hour - our would - wood bough - bow key - quay

kylie from perth in oz

kylie from perth in oz Report 21 Oct 2004 09:10

saw- sore

Unknown

Unknown Report 21 Oct 2004 09:08

peek - peak leek - leak lock - loch

Debi Coone

Debi Coone Report 21 Oct 2004 08:55

There - Their Were - wear

Unknown

Unknown Report 21 Oct 2004 08:55

toe - tow

kylie from perth in oz

kylie from perth in oz Report 21 Oct 2004 08:54

right i will start poor-pour dye-die