IXL | Use the correct homophone | 9th grade language arts

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Rapa Nui National Park is an official UNESCO World Heritage cite , located on Easter Island. The park is home to nearly nine hundred moai, giant stone statues built centuries ago by the island's native Polynesian people.

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When making pancakes, first mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl; next, pour in the wet ingredients and blend until smooth.

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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 pour are homophones.

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

Pour is a verb that means to transfer a liquid out of a container.

The correct homophone to use is pour.

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