Main & Mane

English Language: KS3, topic 1.5.13

Main and Mane

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

Main

Main

  • The main part in the play went to Henry.
  • Main means the most important.
Mane

Mane

  • The lion's mane was shimmering in the sun.
  • A mane is the hair that horses, lions and some other animals have on their necks.

Test yourself on Main & Mane

  • What word should go in the gap?

    Ali drove along the ____ road through the town.

  • What word should go in the gap?

    The horse had a very long ____.

  • What word should go in the gap?

    That horse has a beautiful ____.

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