Fun With Words: Word Twins

Series: Fun with Words Series

Duration: 10 0:10:38

Genre: Educational

Creator: Coronet

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Twins and dumb jokes explain synonyms, etc. Dan and Don are twins who think word twins are fun. From their collection the viewer learns that there are several kinds - words that look alike but don't sound alike, words that sound alike but don't look alike, Discusses three types of homonyms and explains how to distinguish them when they are used in sentences. Describes words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings; words that look and sound alike but have different meanings; and words that are spelled alike but have different pronunciations and meanings. Demonstrates that the best way to distinguish the words is by considering them in a sentence.

Complete Record: Twins and dumb jokes explain synonyms, etc. Dan and Don are twins who think word twins are fun. From their collection the viewer learns that there are several kinds - words that look alike but don't sound alike, words that sound alike but don't look alike, Discusses three types of homonyms and explains how to distinguish them when they are used in sentences. Describes words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings; words that look and sound alike but have different meanings; and words that are spelled alike but have different pronunciations and meanings. Demonstrates that the best way to distinguish the words is by considering them in a sentence., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.