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| November,
2006 |
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ESL
Online: |
There are many quality websites online for use in learning
English as a Second Language. The following are recommendations
for Teachers and Students to use in their ESL studies. |
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Good
luck in your learning adventure! |
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Difficult
Areas |
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English language has many words that sound alike but are written
differently. These words are called HOMONYMS. |
Most
often, homonyms have entirely different meanings. At time,
the words can be spelled differently and mean close to the
same thing. |
Other
times, there is a more common usage for one spelling, yet
a more obscure usage for another with the same pronunciation. |
The
best way to conquer homonyms is by usage in practice and in
writing. So write these words a few times in a sentence that
gives you a clear insight into the word's meaning. That will
help a lot! |
There
are many websites on the Internet that provide listings of
homonyms. Because of regional differences in pronunciation,
sometimes the words listed may not sound alike in various
English-speaking countries. |
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This
is sound advice for anyone wishing to learn English. I want
to share an idea that I have used to really learn another
language. One of my colleagues suggested getting an electronic
dictionary. I spent some time browsing the Internet looking
for a good one. I had chosen the Language Teacher by ECTACO. |
I
was really pleased with the way I could look up a word and
hear it pronounced! They make dictionaries in more than 20
languages and in various price categories. I recommend their
dictionaries to anyone who enjoys traveling. They also make
great gifts! |
You
can familiarize yourself with these award-winning dictionaries
at ECTACO.
Make your trip easier - you have no idea how much help you
can get from a tiny handheld device. I guarantee you'll be
as amazed as I was. |
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HOMONYMS - Words That
Sound Alike
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acts |
axe |
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ad |
add |
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adds |
ads |
adze |
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ade |
aid |
aide |
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affect |
effect |
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air |
ere |
err |
heir |
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aisle |
I'll |
isle |
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all |
awl |
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allowed |
aloud |
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altar |
alter |
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ant |
aunt |
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ascent |
assent |
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ate |
eight |
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aught |
ought |
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awful |
offal |
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aye |
eye |
I |
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bad |
bade |
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bail |
bale |
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baited |
bated |
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bald |
balled |
bawled |
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ball |
bawl |
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band |
banned |
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bard |
barred |
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bare |
bayer |
bear |
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berth |
birth |
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billed |
build |
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blew |
blue |
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boar |
bore |
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boarder |
border |
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bridal |
bridle |
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buy |
by |
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ceiling |
sealing |
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cell |
sell |
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cent |
scent |
sent |
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cheap |
cheep |
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chord |
cord |
cored |
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clause |
claws |
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colonel |
kernel |
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complement |
compliment |
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cymbal |
symbol |
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days |
daze |
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dear |
deer |
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dew |
do |
due |
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doe |
dough |
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earn |
urn |
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ewe |
yew |
you |
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find |
fined |
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flea |
flee |
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flew |
flue |
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fore |
four |
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forth |
fourth |
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gored |
gourd |
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grate |
great |
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grease |
Greece |
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grisly |
grizzly |
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groan |
grown |
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hail |
hale |
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hear |
here |
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heard |
herd |
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higher |
hire |
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him |
hymn |
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hoard |
horde |
whored |
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hole |
whole |
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it's |
its |
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knead |
kneed |
need |
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knew |
new |
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knight |
night |
nite |
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leach |
leech |
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lessen |
lesson |
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load |
lode |
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made |
maid |
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mall |
maul |
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meat |
meet |
mete |
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medal |
meddle |
metal |
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naval |
navel |
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pail |
pale |
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pain |
pane |
Payne |
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pair |
pare |
pear |
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pause |
paws |
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poor |
pour |
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pride |
pried |
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principal |
principle |
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rain |
reign |
rein |
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rap |
wrap |
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rapt |
wrapped |
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read |
red |
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real |
reel |
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reek |
wreak |
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right |
rite |
wright |
write |
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ring |
wring |
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road |
rode |
rowed |
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root |
route |
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rote |
wrote |
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sail |
sale |
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scene |
seen |
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seam |
seem |
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sew |
so |
sow |
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side |
sighed |
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sighs |
size |
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sign |
sine |
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slew |
slough |
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sloe |
slow |
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soar |
sore |
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some |
sum |
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son |
sun |
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stair |
stare |
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stake |
steak |
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straight |
strait |
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suite |
sweet |
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tail |
tale |
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taught |
taut |
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tear |
tier |
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teas |
tease |
tees |
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their |
there |
they're |
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threw |
through |
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thyme |
time |
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tide |
tied |
tyde |
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to |
too |
two |
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toad |
towed |
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toe |
tow |
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vain |
vane |
vein |
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wait |
weight |
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waive |
wave |
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weak |
week |
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we'd |
weed |
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whined |
wind |
wined |
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who's |
whose |
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wood |
would |
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your |
you're |
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