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

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