Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I'm walking around London looking for as many homophones as I can.

A homophone is when two or more words have the same sound, but different meaning, and usually a different spelling.

They are one of the many reasons English can be a tough language to learn, so in this video, I aim to look at some common ones in a slightly awkward way, while showing you some of the scenes around London, Greenwich and the River Thames.

I hope you enjoy!

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Blog post: ewmichael.com/homophones
See the blog above for an overview of today's lesson.

0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Oral / Aural
2:14 - Weather / Whether
3:24 - Daze / Days
4:40 - Allowed / Aloud
6:00 - Curb / Kerb
7:30 - Ball / Bawl
8:47 - Flaw / Floor
9:58 - Great / Grate
11:20 - Isle / Aisle
11:49 - Key / Quay
12:30 - Scene / Seen
12:50 - Soar / Saw
13:34 - Buoy / Boy
14:13 - Plain / Plane
15:00 - Beach / Beech
15:57 - Compliment / Complement
16:56 - Outro
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