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Homographs Homonyms and Homophones

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What is an adverb

An adverb is a modifier, which refers to a verb or an adjective, or another adverb. It tells when, where, how, how much, or to what extent the other word applies. Phrases and clauses can also act as adverbs. Examples of adverbs are the words suddenly, never, too, up, down, and again.

Which of the following pairs of words are homonyms

Their and they're

Are the words a an and homonyms

No

When would it be correct to capitalize the word tailor

Tailor is not a proper noun unless it is the last name of a person and it would only be capitalized at the start of a sentence so otherwise it is not capitalized.

Which of these words has a silent p

Psychiatrist

What is the name for words that sound the same but have different spellings

Homophones are words that sound alike, but have different spellings and different meanings.

bear, bare

to, two, too

raise, raze

due, do

Which of these words will have its spelling changed when the suffix -ing is added

Care

Which word below is tape with a suffix added

taping

Which of the following is a homograph A slug B nail C point D all of the above

All of the above

Critical viewing involves

Watching out for influence and bias in media texts

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