Principal & Principle
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.20
Principal & Principle
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. For example, 'principal' and 'principle'.
Principal
- The principal motivation was to win.
- Principal means most important (the principal role in a play, the principal of a school)
Principle
- She lived by her principles.
- A principle is a belief or a truth.
Test yourself on Principal & Principle
Complete the following sentence with the correct word:
That goes against my ____.