SpellingYears 5–6Spelling Patterns & Rules

Homophones and near-homophones

Distinguish between homophones and other words confused: affect/effect, who's/whose, their/there/they're, to/too/two

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Like 'there', 'their' and 'they're' — they sound identical!

  2. 2

    Which word means 'belonging to them'?

  3. 3

    Drag the correct word into the sentence: '___ are three apples on the table.'

  4. 4

    Let's pick the right 'to/too/two' for this sentence: 'I want ___ go to the park.'

  5. 5

    Which 'to/too/two' fits here: 'She ate ___ many biscuits.'

  6. 6

    Fix this sentence by swapping the wrong homophone: 'The dog wagged it's tail.'

  7. 7

    Which sentence uses 'its' correctly?

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