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2.  A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as one or more other words.  Examples: ◦ happy – content ◦ cold – chilly ◦ fast – quick

3.  Homophones are words that have the same sound but different spellings and meanings.  Examples: ◦ It requires great patience to play chess. ◦ The surgeon has many patients. ◦ The was only one male in the waiting room. ◦ The mail I have been waiting for arrived yesterday.

4. Check your knowledge of there, their and they’re in the following sentences. A) They’re are too many clients booked in on Friday, for the number of stylists. B) The manager realized that there holiday will be taken the same time as two others. C) Their going on there holiday in the early hours of Friday morning. D) There going to be short staffed on Friday, as their’s been too many clients booked in.

5.  A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word, but a different meaning and sometimes different pronunciation.  Example: ◦ Lead, meaning “go in front” and lead, meaning “a metal” ◦ Duck, meaning “a water bird” and duck, meaning “to lower the head”

6.  Complete pages 1-3 in Language Power  After completing Language Power, you can play some board games provided