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lor 10-09-2008 04:39 PM

English language can be hard ~~~ game
 
We played this on another site, but I'm not sure of all the words

Write two words that are spelled different but sound the same or two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings :

tea & tee
a drink made with the dried leaves of a bush / a golfing impliment
or
park & park
when you might stop a car / a piece of land on which kids play

just do one 'set' with explainations

KarenMarie 10-09-2008 04:48 PM

heard and herd

the sounds that were in your area / a group of animals

bluenurse 10-09-2008 05:54 PM

threw & through

throws / completion or function word with many meanings

KarenMarie 10-09-2008 06:14 PM

there & their

that place / belonging to them

weegot5kiz 10-09-2008 11:57 PM

reed ..read

KarenMarie 10-10-2008 05:10 PM

write & right

sending letters ----- that's correct

bluenurse 10-10-2008 08:20 PM

arc & ark

high curve / Noah's boat

KarenMarie 10-11-2008 10:26 AM

road & rode

pavement or gravel way / travel

bluenurse 10-11-2008 04:53 PM

alter & altar

change / worship table

KarenMarie 10-11-2008 06:00 PM

Rome & roam

city in Italy (or NYS, etc) / wander

bluenurse 10-11-2008 06:35 PM

hour & our

60 minutes / belongs to

megveg 10-12-2008 08:41 AM

aisle ~ isle

hallway type deal/island

KarenMarie 10-12-2008 08:43 AM

meat & meet

supper - greet

bluenurse 10-12-2008 08:10 PM

ate & eight

past tense of eat / number after 7

lor 10-13-2008 07:58 PM

knows / nose

when someone is aware of something / part of the face that is used for smelling

KarenMarie 10-13-2008 09:41 PM

scent & sent

odor and mailed

yeahbut 10-13-2008 11:52 PM

plant & plant

to place or set / a building - factory

MooseasaurusRex 10-14-2008 11:43 AM

moose/mousse

(noun) A big animal capable of lifting heavy things, not too bright but very friendly and not good with computers/stuff you put in your hair

KarenMarie 10-14-2008 04:16 PM

grouse & grouse

a game bird / to grumble or complain

lor 10-15-2008 04:20 PM

blues/blues

a type of music / several shades of blue

Vonn07 10-16-2008 01:38 PM

ant // aunt

bug that crawls and makes tunnels ...
one that you are related to via the family tree (or not) ... kids call me Aunt Vonnie ... and I'm not related ...

houghchrst 10-16-2008 02:16 PM

See / sea

done with the eyes/body of water

bluenurse 10-16-2008 09:55 PM

ad / add

short for advertisement// to join or combine

weegot5kiz 10-17-2008 12:29 AM

read and red

Vonn07 10-17-2008 06:47 PM

no // know

weegot5kiz 10-18-2008 07:43 PM

ade and aid


no wonder folks dont want to learn english lol

lor 10-18-2008 09:12 PM

goard ~ gored

a fruit with a thin flesh & hard skin, like a pumpkin

past tense of "gore" ~~~ to pearce something

weegot5kiz 10-18-2008 10:20 PM

hear ..... here

KarenMarie 10-18-2008 11:12 PM

hole and whole

weegot5kiz 10-18-2008 11:20 PM

wear........where

KarenMarie 10-18-2008 11:31 PM

pear and pair

weegot5kiz 10-18-2008 11:37 PM

eight ..ate

KarenMarie 10-18-2008 11:38 PM

team and teem

weegot5kiz 10-18-2008 11:45 PM

great..grate

KarenMarie 10-18-2008 11:47 PM

tire and tire

tire of talking and a flat tire

weegot5kiz 10-19-2008 12:20 AM

wait and weight

KarenMarie 10-19-2008 01:24 PM

it's Halloween time - so grave & grave

in the ground an a serious expression either spoken or visual

weegot5kiz 10-19-2008 03:59 PM

night ...knight

KarenMarie 10-19-2008 06:08 PM

way and whey

bluenurse 10-19-2008 06:08 PM

beat / beet

strike repeatly / vegetable


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