Stationary & Stationery
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.22
Stationary & Stationery
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. For example, 'stationary' and 'stationery'.
Stationary
- The train was stationary for almost an hour.
- Stationary means staying still.
Stationery
- Buying new stationery was the most exciting part of the summer holidays.
- Stationery is a word for writing materials.
Test yourself on Stationary & Stationery
Complete the following sentence with the correct word:
The clock was ____, but the second hand kept moving.