Homophones

Homophones

Lesson

Review:

What is a Homograph?

Homograph is:

Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and may have different pronunciations.

Examples:

does and does

He does like to run. Does are female deer. (Same spelling, different pronunciation.)

wind and wind

I can feel the wind in my hair. Wind up the string before it gets tangled.

(Same spelling, different pronunciation.)

What is a homophone?

Homophone:

Homophones are two or more words that sound alike but that are spelled differently and have different meanings.

Guess what?

There are LOTS of homophones.

Here is an example in this Diagram.

Can you think of a Homophone?

Let's Practice

Riddle Time

Multiple Choice

Who did Uncle Bug marry?

• Aunt

• Ant

Multiple Choice

What do you call a scary bear?

• A grisly

• A grizzly

Multiple Choice

What do you call a gathering of butchers?

• meat

• meet

Lets practice

Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence.

Multiple Choice

1. Lamar could _____________ the sound of the ocean when he held the seashell to his ear.

• a. here

• b. hear

Multiple Choice

2. We went to _______________ house for lunch yesterday.

• a. their

• b. there

• c. they’re

Multiple Choice

3. Brandon wasn’t ________________ to eat dessert until he had finished his dinner.

• a. aloud

• b. allowed

Multiple Choice

4. Carrie checked the __________________ before getting dressed. b. whether

• a. weather

• b. whether

Multiple Choice

What did the dog say to the insect that bit him?

• Flee

• flea