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In this activity, we're going to to be looking at common homophones and how to spell them.
Homophones are words that sound the same but mean different things and are spelt differently.
For example: bear and bare.
Read those two words out loud - did you notice that they sound exactly the same?
They have completely different meanings though - let's look at each of them in a sentence:
The bear was prowling through the forest.
On hot days I like to take off my socks and have bare feet.
In this activity, we are going to practise spelling two pairs of homophones:
license and licence
practice and practise
Let's look at these in a sentence so we can understand their different meanings:
The government will license people to drive if they pass a test.
License is a verb (action word) meaning to allow or let someone do something. It is quite a formal word.
You need a licence in order to drive.
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Licence is a noun (naming word) for an official document which gives a person permission to do something.
The dentist's practice is round the corner.
Practice is a noun (naming word) for a place where a doctor, dentist or lawyer works. It can also mean the habit of doing something regularly (I have a daily exercise practice).
You need to practise playing the piano if you want to improve.
Practise is a verb (action word) meaning to do something regularly in order to get better at it.
Remember that the nouns contain a 'c' (practice and licence) and the verbs contain an 's' (practise and license)
To help you remember which word out of practice and practise is which, just remember that ice is a noun.
The noun contains the word ice at the end - practICE.
Are you ready to practise spelling these words? Let's go!
