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Homophones (⁄ɡreɪt⁄): to ‘grate’ means to shred or irritate; ‘great’ means immense, noble, or wonderful.

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great

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GREAT

Definitie:

Taking much space; large.

““[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like // Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer.[…]””
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grate

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GRATE

Definitie:

A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.

“The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.”

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Difference between great and grate?

Homophones (⁄ɡreɪt⁄): to ‘grate’ means to shred or irritate; ‘great’ means immense, noble, or wonderful.

Syllable stress in great vs grate?

"great" has 1 syllables (great). "grate" has 1 syllables (grate).

Why are great and grate easily confused?

Homophones: identical ⁄ɡreɪt⁄

Example sentences for great and grate?

"great": “[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like // Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer.[…]” "grate": The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.