Ascent & Assent

English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.2.5

Ascent & Assent

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

Ascent

Ascent

  • The ascent was dangerous due to unstable rocks.
  • To ascend something is to go up it (e.g. a mountain, or an escalator)
Assent

Assent

  • The prime minister assented to the policy change.
  • To assent means to agree or approve something.

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