Q. Write where or were. 1. ______ did you go last night? 2. ______ there many elephants in the jungle? 3. They ______ at a football match two days ago. 4. We don't know ______ the teachers. 5. We ______ standing ______ the river flowed into the sea. 6. The new houses are ______ the old markets ______ held. 7. ______ in Europe ______ you going to go on your holidays? Q. Make your own sentences with the set of Homophones. Two: Its two o'clock in the morning.
Answer (1)
In English, 'where' and 'were' are often confused words because they sound similar, but they have different meanings.
'Where' is used to ask questions about location.
'Were' is the past tense of the verb 'are' and is used to talk about something that happened in the past.
Let's fill in the blanks with the appropriate word:
Where did you go last night?
'Where' is used here because it is asking about a location.
Were there many elephants in the jungle?
'Were' is used here because it is referring to the past existence of elephants.
They were at a football match two days ago.
'Were' is used because it describes a past event.
We don't know where the teachers.
'Where' is used because it asks about the location of the teachers.
We were standing where the river flowed into the sea.
'Were' is used to talk about a past situation and 'where' to indicate location.
The new houses are where the old markets were held.
'Where' is used to indicate the location and 'were' to refer to a past event.
Where in Europe are you going to go on your holidays?
'Where' is used to ask about a location.
Now, let's make a sentence using another set of homophones:
To, Two, and Too
To: I am going to the store.
Two: They bought two tickets for the concert.
Too: I would like some ice cream too.
