Homophones and Homographs

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What is a homograph?

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A word that has the same spelling but different meanings.

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How can you find out the meaning of a homograph in a text?

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Using context clues

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I will help you in just a second. 

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Part of a minute 

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Spring is my favorite time of the year.

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A season

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Homographs are words that look the same but have more than one meaning, and sometimes more than one pronunciation. For example, there is an animal called a “bat”, and there is also a “bat” that baseball players use to hit the ball. True or False?

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True

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A type of tree that grows in warm climates OR a part of your hand.

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palm

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Mike’s grandmother carefully walked to the second floor, one _________________ at a time.

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stair

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Homophone of Sea

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see

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Homophone of knew

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new

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True or false: Homophones are words that sound the same but they have different meanings and are usually spelled differently.

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True