Homophones, homophones, homophones.
Do you know what a "homophone" is?
A "homophone" is really fun in English, and important because it teaches you pronunciation
The bonus is you get to say one word, and it actually has two different meanings.
Wow.
So, you're cutting your studying time in half.
So, "homophones" are words that are spelt differently, but sound exactly the same.
So, "homo" means same and "phone" means sound.
So, these are words in English that are pronounced the exact same way, but the spelling is different.
And this is what makes English confusing: The pronunciation, because unfortunately in
this language, we don't say each of the letters; some letters are silent, some of them we just
They're just there to make life more difficult for you; but also, it gives me a reason to
Yeah.
It gives you a reason to subscribe to this channel.
Another thing that is confusing and crazy in English is remembering the verbs.
So, in English we have a base verb; for example, if you want to look at a book, we say: "read".
And then we have the simple past.
So, the simple past of the verb would be something like: "Yesterday I read the book."
And just here, your brain becomes confused because: "Hey, hey, Ronnie.
You wrote the same word for the sim-...
The base verb and the simple past."
This is why English is crazy and this is why I'm here to help you, because we have a homophone.
Yay, we love homophones.
So, the simple past of the verb "read" is said exactly like the colour "red".
So, you can say: "I read a red book yesterday."
And people might think that you said the verb wrong because it's obviously "read".
See, 'read', the past tense is 'read', exactly like the colour because it's a homophone."
So, homophones are fun, they're amazing because you learn pronunciation and-doo-doo-do-doo-you
So: "read", the simple past is "read", which is a homophone for the colour red.
We have the verb "ride" and the past tense is "rode, r-o-d-e" and it sounds exactly like
So, a "road" is the thing that you drive on.
Don't walk on the road; you'll get hit by a car.
We walk on the sidewalk, if we have one.
I'm going to draw a picture of a road because it's very easy for me.
If you'd like to buy any of my artwork, just message me.
I'll sell it to you for cheap.
So: "ride", past tense, simple past is the exact same pronunciation as the noun "road".
This one might also confuse you.
In the simple past, we put "e-d" on it.
Now, this is a regular verb, okay?
But you have become very confused at this point because you look at it, and your brain
But actually, if you look and if you study English pronunciation more, you will understand
that when we pronounce "e-d" verbs, we actually have to change the "e-d" to a "t" because
So, in the past tense, the verb "passed" sounds exactly like "past".
We don't say: "pass-ed"; we say: "past".
Next one, this is a verb that a lot of people don't use.
Most of us, we have to, it's important.
Especially in Canada in the winter, it's cold.
If you don't wear clothes, you will die.
Maybe it's a little embarrassing if you sit on the subway or you go somewhere on the bus
and you're not wearing clothes; people might look at you.
So, the past tense of: "wear" is "wore".
The spelling is: "w-o-r-e" but the pronunciation is exactly like this terrible thing called
"war".
So, "war" is a battle usually made by governments for countries.
So, you can say: "I wore a war uniform."
Past tense: "wore", the noun "war" like a battle.
See?
"Blow".
So, "blow" means you breathe air.
The past tense is the exact same pronunciation as the colour "blue".
So, you can say: "I blew a blue balloon."
Wow, I just said "blew" twice, but hey, guess what?
They're homophones, so "blew" is the same as the colour "blue".
So, what I want you to understand is that when you're learning homophones, it also helps
you remember the simple past of the verbs because you can visualize it, and you can
always remember: "blew", "blue"; "read", "red" - wow.
But there's more; don't worry.
Okay, you go: "Okay, 'throw', 'threw', got it."
This word: "t-h-r-o-u-g-h", your brain goes: "thr-o-u-g-ha".
Okay.
"I went thr-o-u-g-ha the tunnel", and I'm here to tell you: "Hey, hey, hey.
All you have to do is pronounce it like the past tense of 'throw', which is 'threw'."
So: "I went through the tunnel."
One interesting thing as well that a lot of fast-food restaurants have done, and I think
it's pretty cool, is instead of writing it like this or like this: "t"...
I don't even remember how they write it.
"T-h-r-u".
So, if you go to a fast-food restaurant...
The last time I went to a fast-food restaurant, it was not fast.
I had to wait, like, twenty minutes.
So, if you go to a fast-food restaurant with your car, they have the "drive-through".
So, what they've done-geniuses-this is actually the wrong spelling of this word, but it's
how we say it, so they've made it easier for you.
And spelt it wrong, but that's fine.
"Eat", the past tense is "a-t-e", it's not "ateh", you guys that speak Portuguese, it's
It's exactly the same word as "eight".
So, when I was a child we had a great joke.
I'm going to say the first letter...
The first number, you get to say the second number.
Okay?
Repeat after me: "I one the sandbox."
Now you say: "I two the sandbox."
Go.
Good.
Okay, my turn: "I three the sandbox."
And you say: "I four the sandbox."
Good.
Okay, my turn: "I five the sandbox."
My turn: "I seven the sandbox."
You say: "I eight the sandbox."
Haha.
When I was a kid, this joke was amazing.
Still funny now because you ate the sandbox.
A sandbox, by the way, is a box of sand that when we're children we play in.
I guess we were kittens or baby cats when we were children.
But it was fun; you get in the sandbox, you'd get sand everywhere.
It's probably like going to the beach, but in your backyard without the ocean.
And if you had a cat, the cat liked to pooh in the sandbox, so don't eat the sandbox.
Okay?
But it's a great joke and it'll help you remember the past tense of "eat", which is "ate".
The past tense is "made", and it's the exact same pronunciation as a person, if you're
lucky enough, who maybe cleans your house.
So, a "maid" is a person who cleans your house for money.
It's not your Mom or your Dad, it's someone that they actually hire to clean your house.
And this word "maid" is the exact same pronunciation of the simple past: "made" of the verb "make".
So, let's go through one more time because your brain's going to get confused, but your
"I ate eight hamburgers."
When you see advertising in English, or if you listen to radio, or you hear movies, maybe
people are laughing or think: "Hahaha, that's funny", and you don't know why it's funny
because: "This word is 'blew', and oh, this word is 'blue'.
Wow."
If you guys listen to a rapper called Eminem, he really, really, really, really is what
He plays with the English language a lot.
We have the past tense of "wear" is "wore", like a terrible battle.
The past tense of "pass" is "passed", like this word "past".
We also have "ride", past tense "rode", the same thing you drive on.
And one of my personal favourites: The beautiful colour "red".
So, I'm going to go and read a book, and it's going to be red.
So I'm going to read a red book, so tomorrow I can tell you: I read a red book and I blew
Bye.