Homophones are words that sound the same as another word but have a different meaning, and often a different spelling. Examples: one, won pail, pale fore, four, for it's, its there, their, they're Knight, night which, witch pore, poor, pour, pear, pair, pare see, sea, C high, hi wear, where hare, hair air, heir whether, weather too, to, two ate, eight no, know by, buy, bye flour, flower right, write be, bee week, weak rains, reins higher, hire fare, fair air, heir aisle, isle ante-, anti- bare, bear, bear be, bee brake, break buy, by cell, sell cent, scent cereal, serial coarse, course complement, compliment dam, damn dear, deer die, dye eye, I fair, fare fir, fur flour, flower hair, hare heal, heel hear, here him, hymn hole, whole hour, our idle, idol in, inn knight, night knot, not know, no made, maid mail, male meat, meet morning, mourning none, nun oar, or one, won pair, pear peace piece plain, plane poor, pour pray, prey...
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Make Paper From Plants Connect with an age-old process and the life cycle of plants to make fragrant, textured paper. See the photos on this page for step-by-step guidance in the papermaking process. By Kristi Quillen June/July 2017 Many of us are conscious of ways we can use resources sustainably, create things ourselves, and value the objects in our lives by making them with our own hands. But we don’t necessarily think of the paper we use on a daily basis and the huge amounts of energy and water consumed by commercial paper mills. When you make paper by hand with plant fibers from your own backyard, you’ll participate in a long-practiced art and connect with plants around you — just as you grow your own bright, oddly shaped tomatoes and make rich, flavorful sauce from them, savoring every drop. Tear a piece of commercial, bleach-white paper. It’ll tear easily. The fibers, the stuff from which it’s made, w...
Homonyms are two words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings. The word "homonym" comes from the prefix " homo- ," which means the same, and the suffix "-nym," which means name. Therefore, a homonym is a word that has the same name as another word, meaning that the two words look and sound exactly alike. A simple example of a homonym is the word " pen ." This can mean both "a holding area for animals" and "a writing instrument." Another example is " book ," which can mean "something to read" or "the act of making a reservation." In both cases, the sound and spelling are the same, and only the definition changes. View & Download PDF Homonym Examples Here are 30 more examples of homonym pairs. Note that some homonyms have more than two meanings (for example, tender can also mean sensitive, easily chewed, or even refer to chicken strips...
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Adverb Definition: An adverb is a part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Examples below. What is an Adverb? Definition of Adverb: Most often, adverbs modify verbs. When adverbs modify verbs, they describe the verb, much like an adjective modifies or describes a noun. Here are a few adverb examples. David quickly walked . “Quickly” is an adverb modifying the verb, “walked.” This adverb tells how David walked. Amanda sings loudly . “Loudly” is an adverb modifying the verb, “sings.” This adverb tells how Amanda sings. Adverbs often, but not always, end in “ly.” These adverbs can usually be formed by adding “ly” to an adjective. strangely (strange + ly) quietly (quiet + ly) joyfully (joyful + ly) What are Some Adverbs? There are thousands of different adverb examples, but here is just a short list of some common ones. Happily (happy + ly) Beautifully (beautiful + ly) Easily (ea...