Question

Writers should check to make sure their homophones are used accurately because homophones are easily confused due to their similar .

Answer 1

The correct answer is: sounds.

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. In other words, homophones have the same sound. There may also be a difference in spelling. The term homophones applies also to phrases, letters or groups of letters. Some examples of homophones in English are : add-ad, mail-male, sea-see, team-teem.

Writers should always check to make sure their homophones are used accurately because if confused, they can totally change the meaning of the written sentence and its significance.

Answer 2

each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

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