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English for Migrants

Wednesday, 28 January, 2015

Homophones - Words that sound the same

Do you get confused by words that sound the same but have different meanings? You cant know what they are unless you listen carefully for their place in the sentence or see them in writing. They can be baffling. In this lesson you can learn what they are and what they mean.

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