Sound a like words Part Three
Here is the third set of sound-alike words. Study and use them well.
12.plain: not adorned; piece of land
She wore a plain dress to the event.
The horses moved quickly across the plain.
plane: a piece of aircraft
How heavy is that plane with all those passengers aboard it now?
13.principal: the school’s leader; the most important
The committee met in the principal’s office.
This highway is the principal road in this county.
principle: rule of conduct or main fact
Jeremiah could readily understand that science principle.
14.their: owned by a group
Their clubhouse was made by Frank Miller.
there: place; sentence starter
He lives right there.
There are many reasons to vote for Brianna Feller.
they’re: contraction for they + are
They’re moving to Canada after the school year ends.
15.theirs: possessive of their
That boat is theirs.
there’s: contraction for there + is
There’s my dad on his motorcycle.
16.to: preposition; start of an infinitive
He went to school.
‘‘To be’’ is an infinitive.
too: more than enough
Perry was too tired to run fast.
two: one plus one
Two people were approaching the door.
Notes
Practical English Grammar - Notes
14. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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25. Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
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32. the participle and participial phrase
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36. agreement involving prepositional phrases
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45. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes
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47. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents
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48. More subject verb agreement situations
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