Gerund Word Explorer
Homophone

Board or bored

Board

A flat piece of wood; a group in charge; to get on.

The teacher wrote the date on the board.

Bored

Tired and not interested.

Rohan felt bored waiting at the railway station.

Remember: Bored is a feeling, and feelings like tired and scared end in -ed. Board has oa, like a boat you board.

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Rohan felt ____ waiting at the railway station.

Short lessonHomophonesWords that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things.

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