homonyms

Playing a variety of musical instruments, animals on a concert tour introduce words that are spelled the same but sound different and have different meanings, such as tear (to cry) and tear (to rip).

Readers are invited to read and sing along as they learn about homophones.

Readers are invited to read and sing along as they learn about homophones.

Readers are invited to read and sing along as they learn about homophones.

Readers are invited to read and sing along as they learn about homophones.

Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as "a king who rained" and "the foot prince in the snow.".

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Two sets of animal friends compete in a pancake contest, illustrating how to use "there," "they're," and "their" correctly in a sentence.

A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees.

When clever Aunt Ant moves to the zoo, she describes the quirky animal behavior she observes by speaking in homophones, from the moose who loved mousse to the fox who blew blue bubbles.