English Homophones: Flower or Flour? Their, There or They’re?

Some English words sound exactly the same but mean different things. In the shadow theater, you hear the sentence, the shadow flickers between two meanings, and you pick the spelling. Learn eight everyday homophones: flower and flour, pear and pair, knight and night, hair and hare, sail and sale, whole and hole, tail and tale, and their, there and they’re. Each one comes with a spelling tip and a sentence to say out loud. IN THIS VIDEO 0:00 Welcome to the shadow theater 0:22 flour or flower 0:51 pear or pair 1:17 knight or night 1:45 hare or hair 2:20 sale or sail 2:48 whole or hole 3:14 tale or tail 3:41 their or they’re or there 4:07 The final bow: all eight sentences THE WORDS • flour / flower I need two cups of flour for the cake. Flour, F-L-O-U-R, is for baking. Flower, F-L-O-W-E-R, grows in the garden. • pear / pair I bought a new pair of shoes. A pair, P-A-I-R, is two of something. A pear, P-E-A-R, is a fruit. • knight / night The night was so dark that the owl used a flashlight. Night, N-I-G-H-T, is when it’s dark. A knight, with a silent K, wears armor. • hare / hair A hare ran across the field. A hare, H-A-R-E, is an animal like a big rabbit. Hair, H-A-I-R, grows on your head. • sale / sail Everything in the shop is on sale. On sale, S-A-L-E, means cheaper than usual. A sail, S-A-I-L, catches the wind on a boat. • whole / hole There’s a hole in my sock. A hole, H-O-L-E, is an empty space. Whole, W-H-O-L-E, means all of it. • tale / tail Grandpa told us a tale about a dragon. A tale, T-A-L-E, is a story. A tail, T-A-I-L, is at the back of an animal. • their / they’re / there They’re going to the beach tomorrow. They’re means they are. Their means it belongs to them. There means that place. Which pair always confuses you? Tell me in the comments. #Homophones #LearnEnglish #EnglishSpelling #EverydayEnglish #ESL