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Ball & Bawl

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Ball and Bawl

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. Let's look at an example...

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Ball

  • I kicked a ball.
    • A ball is a round object.
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Bawl

  • I hurt myself, which made me bawl my eyes out.
    • To bawl is to cry.

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