Homophones in English. - Free spoken English and English Grammar lessons. Homophones are words that have exactly the same sound (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling. For example, the following two words have the same sound, but different meanings and spelling: hour our Usually homophones are in groups of two (our, hour), but very occasionally they can be in groups of three (to, too, two) or even four. The word homophone is made from two combining forms: homo- (from the Greek word "homos", meaning "same") -phone (from the Greek word "phone", meaning "voice" or "sound") You will see many other English words using one or other of these combining forms. Sail Sale Eight Ate Sun Son Stairs Stares Here Hear Board Bored Mail Male Waste Waist Tire Tyre Enjoy the lesson! For more English Grammar and Spoken English Lessons, visit us at : http://www.letstalkpodcast.com http://www.learnex.in http://www.letstalk.co.in Knight Night How to speak fluent English Free English, English lesson, English video, vocabulary, business English, Grammar, learn grammar, English speaking, spoken English, learn English, speak English, speaking English, fluent English, fluency in English, English training video, speak fluent English, accent training, American accent, British accent, US accent, UK accent, accent training, personality development, words, sentences, public speaking, presentation, soft skills, how to, phrases, idioms, listening skills

• published: 16 Feb 2015
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