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Two, too, and to are all pronounced the same. Which one do you need in your sentence? Use to as a preposition, as in to the place or give it to her. We also use to as part of the infinitive form of a verb, to talk, to think, to go.
Too is an adverb, which means that it modifies an adjective, verb or another adverb. For example, too many, too bright. It can be used to mean also, as in, I’d like that, too. Two is the number.
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There are many words in English which sound the same despite having different spelling and different meaning. Here are a few which are useful to know, and how to pronounce them. Here are some frequently used words which are homophones. When you are not sure of how to pronounce a word or whether two words are homophones, you can use an online dictionary to listen to the words and check the IPA symbols. I recommend the Oxford Learner's Dictionary. here hear
their there they’re to too two won one your you’re by buy bye where wear red read eight ate would wood fir fur for four fore hour our mail male meet meat right write sight site sun son weigh way week weak some sum do due new knew gnu band banned blue blew cent scent sent chews choose cite site sight crews cruise days daze do due dew find fined flour flower fourth forth hole whole hour our knew new know no peace piece pair pear pour poor road rode threw through wait weight where wear In American English, we have 15 vowel sounds but only 5 letters which we call vowels. The way we spell the 15 sounds is not consistent (read more about this here). But there are some simple rules that can help you know what vowel is in a word. In stressed syllables, there are patterns for how vowel sounds are represented. When you are not sure what vowel is in word, the best method is to use a dictionary which uses IPA symbols to represent the vowels. Try these recommended online dictionaries: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/help/ipa https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ In the stressed syllable of a word, if there is only one vowel letter (a, e, i, o, u), the vowel sound is usually the sound listed in the chart below. For more help with American vowels, check out our Vowels Playlist on our Videos page.  When the stressed syllable of the word has 2 vowels, they usually say the vowel sounds listed in the chart below.  |
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