Saturday 10 January 2015

Homophones - Tire v Tyre



Tire (verb– to begin to feel tired and the need to rest or sleep, or to make someone feel this way.
·        I notice I tire very easily if I don’t have a nap in the afternoon these days. I must be getting old.
·        We try never to rush my grandmother when she’s out with us as we don’t want to tire her.
·        She started out strong at the beginning of the match. However, it looks like she’s starting to tire now.


Tyre (noun– a thick rubber ring found on cars

  • Jessica was so relieved that her brother was with her when she got a flat tyre this morning.
  • I make it a habit to check the air pressure of my spare tyre every now and then.  

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