the definition: The homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word or words,but has a different meaning and spelling. for example: break-broke capitol-capital die - dye feet -feat grown- groan hall- haul here- hear knot - not main. -mane ate - eight bear. -berry ceiling - sealing four - for know. - no blew - blue flower- flour red - read one - won tea - tee. right - write
I can swim. They can speak English. She can ride a bike.
Remember! You need to add the infinitive after 'can'. I can swim. You can run fast. She can ride a bike. We can speak English. They can play the guitar.
Be careful! For negatives you can add ‘n't’ or 'not'. I can’t drive a car. I cannot drive. Can they speak French? No, they can’t. Can they speak French? No, they cannot.
We say... We don’t say... Can you swim? Yes I can. (NOT You can swim? Yes, I swim.) Can she ride a bike? Yes she can. (NOT She can ride a bike? Yes, she ride.) (You use 'can' at the beginning of a normal question so you say: Can + pronoun + infinitive? If you want to show surprise you can say Pronoun + can + infinitive?)
Positive (+) short form I have I've You have You've He has He's She has She's It has It's We have We've You have You've They have They've
Negative (-) full form I haven't I have not You haven't You have not He hasen't He has not She hasn't She has not It hasn't It has not We haven't We have not You haven't You have not They haven't They have not
Questions (?) Have I? Have You? Has He? Has She? Has It? Have We? Have You? Have They?