Homonyms: Council, counsel, councillor, counsellor

Homonyms, like council and counsel or councillor and counsellor, are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. See if you can choose the correct spelling in the sentences below. Need help? Check our writing tip “council, councillor, counsel, counsellor (opens in new tab).”

1. City Placeholder for the answer approved funding to celebrate the special anniversary event.
2. Physicians often act as Placeholder for the answer to their patients.
3. My friend Iris always offers wise Placeholder for the answer.
4. She's a member of the Heiltsuk Nation and has served two consecutive terms as an elected tribal Placeholder for the answer.
5. Placeholder for the answer has voted in favour of renaming the street to promote inclusion of marginalized communities.
6. The mayor and city Placeholder for the answer serve four-year terms.
7. The Privy Placeholder for the answer Office supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
8. Students can make an appointment with a guidance Placeholder for the answer to help them choose academic courses.
9. We've decided to seek legal Placeholder for the answer on the matter.
10. Indigenous Canadian midwives are also Placeholder for the answer to families, holders of their people's culture and traditions.
  
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