Onomatopoeia is when a word is written in the way it sounds. These type of words, like homophones, synonyms and antonyms, are commonly used in day to day conversation and often used by writers and poets to help engage readers through the sense of sound. There are a number of benefits to knowing and using […]

Homophones are 2 or more words that are pronounced and sound the same but can have slightly different spellings and can mean totally different things. When we group these words altogether, we call them homophones, and this is because of the fact they sound the same. As there are many commonly used homophones in the […]

An antonym is a word that is the opposite of another word, for example, the antonym of hot is cold. In general you will find that at some point when speaking about people, objects or things you will pick out one characteristic for example it is hot or she is tall – this helps you […]

Synonyms are when 2 or more words have similar meanings and definitions but are spelled and sound different. You will find many words in the English language have synonyms and it is a great for you to become comfortable learning and using a wider vocabulary to express your opinions or thoughts. There is absolutely nothing […]