BREAK vs. BRAKE

Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin, everyone. I hope your day is going well. 

Today is the second of five Daily Vitamin lessons about pairs of homophones in English. Remember, a homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling.

Today's homophones are: BREAK and BRAKE

Meaning of BREAK: to cause something to separate violently into two or more pieces, or to cause something to stop working because it's damaged.

Example 1: She was so upset when she dropped the plate and broke it. Lately she breaks a lot of things in the house.

Meaning of BRAKE: a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop; or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work.

Example 2: I almost crashed into the vehicle in front of me when the driver suddenly put on his brakes.

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