Altar & Alter
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.4
Altar & Alter
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. For example, 'altar' and 'alter'.
Altar
- The priest stood up at the altar.
- An altar is a bit like a table, and you would find it in a church.
Alter
- We need to alter the measurements to make sure that it fits.
- To alter means to adjust or to change it.