Farther & Father

English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.13

Farther & Father

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. For example, 'farther' and 'father'.

Farther

Farther

  • As they got farther into the maze, they lost track of where they were.
  • Farther means the same as further.
Father

Father

  • His father was a fisherman.
  • A father is a parent who is male (dad).

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