Verwarrende woorden (homonyms)

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Verwarrende woorden

HOMONYMS

Wat is een homonym?

Woorden die hetzelfde klinken, maar een andere betekenis hebben

Homonyms

There / their / they're 

There / Their / They're

There = daar [Who is that boy over there?]

Their = hun [This is their car, not yours.]

They're = zij zijn [They're my best friends.]

Do you see that building over ____?

1. there
2. their
3. they're

They are going to change ____ plans.

1. there
2. they're
3. their

____ going to France.

1. there
2. they're
3. their

your/you're

Your / you're

Your / you're

Your = jouw (bezittelijk)

You're = you are (jij bent) 

Your phone looks nice

You're my best friend

___ going to the cinema, aren't you?

1. you're
2. your

Can I borrow ___ pen?

1. you're
2. your

___ backpack is very cool!

1. you're
2. your

its/it's

Its / it's

Its / it's

Its = zijn/haar (bezittelijk)

It's = it is (Het is, het heeft)

The dog chased its tail.

It’s almost two o’clock.

I hate this computer, ___ so slow!

1. its
2. it's

the dog plays with ___ ball.

1. its
2. it's

were/ where/ (we're)

No one knew were/we're/where we were.

1. were
2. we're
3. where

where - were - we're
Did you know ... they ... hiding?

1. where / we're
2. were / where
3. we're / were
4. where / were

Hurry up where/we're/were going to be late!

1. where
2. we're
3. were

Pittfalls: where – were – we’re


Which sentence is correct ?

1. Were do you currently work?
2. You where busy when I saw you last.
3. We’re excited that we both found jobs.

We were/where/we're flying

1. were
2. where
3. we're

then/than

Then / Than

Then -> geeft tijd of consequentie aan (toen)

Than -> gebruik je bij een vergelijking (dan)

than - then
It was ... that I realised that he was taller ... me.

1. than / than
2. then / than
3. than / then
4. then / then

Is the Eiffel Tower taller (than / then) the Domtoren?

1. than
2. then

Than betekent dan in vergelijkingen en then betekent toen of dan en geeft tijd aan.

1. True
2. False

Pittfalls: then-than

Which sentence is correct ?

1. My sister types faster then you do.
2. My sister types faster than you do.

I work every Saturday, so I cannot do my homework than.

1. Saturday - saturday
2. cannot - can not
3. than - then
4. geen fouten

Than/Then we went to school.

1. Than
2. Then