Homonyms

Throne-(noun)- the special chair for a king, queen, or other person of royalty or great importance

Thrown (verb)-tossed, propelled or hurled

The king’s day was going well until tomatoes were thrown at his throne.

Shoot (verb)-to discharge, such as a bullet, arrow, pebble, etc

Chute (noun)-a tube or channel set on an angle through which water or an object can move from one point to another.

If  you shoot the marble down the chute, it will drop out into the cup. 

Prince (noun)-a son of a king or queen

Prints (noun)-copies made from an original image

The prince is here to pick up his prints.

 

Vowel Digraphs ay and ai

Vowel Digraphs ai and ay- Two vowels go walking the first one does the talking and the second one is silent. 

Raid

Paid

Laid

Maid

Plain

Stay

Pay

May

Clay

spray

Special Sound

Chair

Stairs

Fair

Pair

Hair

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Homonyms

Our (pronoun)-belonging to us

Hour(noun)-a unit of time: 60 minutes

Our program will end in one hour.

Ring (noun)-a band worn on the finger

(verb)-to make a clear sound, like a bell

Wring (verb)-to twist with force

I hope I can wring all the towels before I hear the dinner bell ring.

Peace (noun)-a state of calm

Piece(noun)-a part or portion of something

I won’t feel at peace until I find the missing piece to my jigsaw puzzle.

Helping Verbs

Helping verbs are words used to give more meaning to a regular verb in a sentence. The English language has 23 helping verbs. Some of them include should, have, will, shall, may, been, does, and was.