same+sound+words+different+meaning

[|**Application 13**] 

**No**, I'm afraid that pie has **no** lemon flavor at all.
 * //To know// is a verb meaning to recognize or to understand.**

I think I **know** why it came out that way.
 * //Now// identifies the present moment.**

We could still add some juice to the topping, even **now**. On a separate paper, write two or three sentences using each word.

[|**Application 14**] 
 * //Whether// introduces a dependent clause about an uncertainty**.

The builders don't know **whether** they can finish the house by June.
 * //Weather// is a noun referring to the condition of the outdoor air.**

They can't work on the roof in stormy **weather**. On a separate paper, write two or three sentences using each word.

[|**Application 15**] 
 * //Passed// is the simple past and the past participle form of //to pass//**.

Parents' attitudes aren't always **passed** on to their children.
 * //Past// indicates a time before the present. It can also act as a preposition similar to //by//.**

However, parents often see their own **past** thoughts and feelings being acted out again as their children move **past** each milestone of growth toward adulthood. On a separate paper, write two or three sentences using each word.

[|**Application 16**] 
 * //Were// is the simple past plural form of //to be//.**

The 1960 Winter Olympics **were** held in Squaw Valley, California.
 * //We're// is the contracted form of //we are//.**

**We're** hoping to visit there.
 * //Where// introduces a question or a dependent clause about a place.**

**Where** is the nearest bus station? I wonder **where** we can find out. On a separate paper, write two or three sentences using each word.

[|**Application 17**] 

I love **their** optimism.
 * //They're// is the contracted form of //they are//.**

Roman and Sue think **they're** going to be able to fix the car.
 * //There// often indicates a place away from here. At other times, //there// is used in expressions like //there is// and //there are//**.

**There** are very few things that teach people their limits more quickly than struggling with a car engine. I'm going to stop at Sue's house on the way home and see what's happening over **there**. On a separate paper, write two or three sentences using each word.

[|**Application 18**] 

We're going to **your** house.
 * //You're// is the contracted form of //you are// (note the apostrophe)**.

**You're** going to make dinner for all of us. On a separate paper, write two or three sentences using each word.

[|**Application 19**] 
 * //Its// is the possessive form of //it// (note that it has no apostrophe).**

What I like best about my room is **its** view.
 * //It's// is the contracted form of //it is// or //it has// (note the apostrophe).**

The room is tiny, but **it's** full of the western light. On a separate paper, write two or three sentences using each word.

[|**Application 20**] 
 * //Whose// is the possessive form of //who// (note that it has no apostrophe).**

Manfred is a telephone operator **whose** dream is to get an armadillo for a pet.
 * //Who's// is the contracted form of //who is// or //who has// (note the apostrophe).**

He's the one **who's** been reading all those stories about ancient heroes and heroines **who** were turned into animals.

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