spelling+and+pronunciation

=Mrs Wiki would like to offer her students useful tools which may help them improve their spelling and/or pronunciation skills. =

**HOMONYMS**
What are **homonyms**? They are words which have the same spelling and the same pronunciation but different meanings. Students start dealing with homophones very early at school. Look at this group of words: - //they're// //- their// //- there// they are **homophones** (= same pronunciation) In the short story by O. Wilde (The Happy Prince) you have come across the word //lead// //(=piombo)// which have nothing to do with the verb //lead (=condurre).// They have the same spelling but their pronunciation is different. They are **homographs** Try this nice QUIZ!  media type="custom" key="7022991" align="center" This tool aims at checking the pronunciation of a new word. If you read a story or other written material, please CHECK the correct pronunciation of new words!  media type="custom" key="7022909" width="108" height="108" align="center"
 * If the spelling is the same these words are **homographs,**
 * if the pronunciation (not the spelling) is the same they are called **homophones.**