Homophones and Homographs

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What are homophones?

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and are usually spelled differently, like 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

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What are homographs?

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Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may or may not sound the same, like 'lead' (to guide) and 'lead' (a metal).

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True or false: Homographs are words that sound the same but have different meanings.

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False. Homographs are spelled the same but may sound different.

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Choose the correct homophone: She couldn’t decide__________ she wanted an apple or a banana.

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whether.

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What is the homograph that means 'to be a short distance away' or 'to cover an opening'?

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close.

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Find the homophone of 'by'.

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buy.

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Find the homophone of 'sea'.

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see.

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What is an example of a homophone pair?

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'flour' and 'flower'.

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What is an example of a homograph?

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'bat' (the animal) and 'bat' (used in baseball).

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True or false: Homophones can be spelled the same.

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False. Homophones are spelled differently.