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Common homophones

Choose the right homophone (their/there, to/too/two).

Taught in Primary 4 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 3 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 4 in Canada (Ontario).

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Nigeria (NERDC)

Primary 4

Strand
Writing: Spelling
Called
Common homophones
How it's taught
Spelling and dictation exercises; word lists learned and tested; sound-to-letter patterns practised in copywork.
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United Kingdom (National Curriculum)

Year 3

Strand
Spelling
Called
Common homophones
How it's taught
Statutory spelling patterns and word lists per year; rules taught explicitly (suffixing, homophones) with dictation.
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Canada (Ontario)

Grade 4

Strand
Language Conventions: Spelling
Called
Common homophones
How it's taught
Spelling taught through morphology and patterns (base words, prefixes, suffixes) alongside phonics knowledge.
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