Ball & Bawl

English Language: KS3, topic 1.5.3

Ball and Bawl

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

Ball

Ball

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

Bawl

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

Test yourself on Ball & Bawl

  • What are ball and bawl?

  • Which sentences use the homophones 'ball' and 'bawl' correctly?

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