'Doctor! I think I’m shrinking. I’m getting smaller!' 'Well, first you will have to calm down and learn to be a little patient.' A question from Sokhom in Cambodia: What is the difference between a ...

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Learn English words that sound and/or look the same but have different meanings. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons. Homonym means words that sound or ...

Most of the words you’ll see on this quiz are homophones, meaning they sound the same, but have different meanings and spellings. We’ve created 32 sentences, each with two or three answer options.

Hello Sokhom. Thank you for your question concerning two terms connected to pronunciation and spelling, namely homophones and homonyms. I'll start with homophones. These are words which have the same ...