Homophones · Year 6
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings: see and sea, to, too and two. When you listen you can't tell them apart, so when you write you must think about the meaning to choose the right spelling.
Key facts
- there is a place (over there) or starts there is; their means belonging to them (their coats); they're is short for they are.
- to shows direction or comes before a verb (go to school, to swim); too means also or more than is good (too hot); two is the number 2.
- your means belonging to you; you're is short for you are. its means belonging to it; it's is short for it is or it has.
- An apostrophe test: if you can say the two full words (they are, you are, it is), write the short form with the apostrophe.
- Memory tricks help: you hear with your ear; stationery has e for envelopes; a piece of pie.