IXL | Use the correct homophone | 12th grade language arts

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Bhutan has a well-developed tourism council , which is responsible for regulating and promoting tourism while preserving the country's cultural heritage and environment.

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Plant leaves contain microscopic stomates in their epidermis, or outer layer. Each poor allows gases to enter and exit the plant's internal system of air canals.

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. In your writing, you should pay close attention to these words and make sure that you are using them correctly.

Alex and Lisa are planning to spend their vacation in Fiji.

Their is a possessive pronoun that means belonging to them.

While there, they intend to go scuba diving and snorkeling.

There is an adverb that refers to a place.

They're leaving for the trip in two weeks.

They're is a contraction for "they are."

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Poor and pore are homophones.

Poor is either an adjective that means having little money or a noun that refers to those with little money.

Pore is either a noun that refers to a small hole in your skin or a verb that means to read or study intently.

The correct homophone to use is pore.

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