#34 - English Spelling - Is it ‘two’, ‘too’ or ‘to’? How to spell homophones in English with Louisa

<p>Hi and welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2, where each week we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation. This week, we’re looking at spelling, and focusing on a type of word that can be really challenging when learning English - the homophone. But what <em>is</em> a homophone?</p> <p>Well, if you’ve been learning English for a while, you’ve probably come across quite a few words that <em>sound </em>the same but are <em>spelled</em> differently. Like here - as in, ‘come over here!’ - and hear - as in, ‘can you hear that music playing?’. These words are called <em>homophones</em>, from ‘homo’, meaning ‘same’, and ‘phone’, meaning ‘sound’.</p> <p><strong>And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to </strong><a href="http://www.e2english.com/"><u>www.e2testprep.com</u></a><strong> and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP.</strong></p>