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Study the word list: Key Stage 3: Common Homophones and Confusions (part 2)

A number of secondary schools have identified the following words as common errors among this age group.

	practice	Ballet dancers do hours of practice each day.
	practise	You need to practise playing the violin to get better at it.
	quiet	If the baby is asleep there is peace and quiet.
	quite	He's quite good-looking.
	sights	When I visited my Aunt in Paris, she offered to show me the sights.
	sites	They filmed at various sites.
	sauce	Grate some cheese to go in the sauce.
	source	The source of this river is in those hills.
	threw	They threw the ball back and forth.
	through	He kicked the ball through the window.
	to	That child is getting up to mischief again.
	too	We ate far too much last night.
	two	You can have either of these two cakes.

Use the list: Key Stage 3: Common Homophones and Confusions (part 2)

Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.

Look	practice
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

How to use:

Look and read the word.

Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

Cover the word.

Write the word.

Check your spelling.

practice

practise

quiet

quite

sights

sites

sauce

source

threw

through

too

two

Spelling games using the word list: Key Stage 3: Common Homophones and Confusions (part 2)

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Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

Ballet dancers do hours of ________ each day.

Listen to the word and type it below:

Click on the ringmaster
to repeat the word.