Homophones (U4W5)

Homophones (U4W5)

What are homophones and what are some examples?

What are homophones?

• When two words look the same

• but they sound different

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• Example: BREAK & BRAKE

What are some other examples?

• I & Eye

• By & Bye

• Be & Bee

• For & Four

• Flower & Flour

• Hole & Whole

Common Homophones #1

• Their - "That is their dog."

• They're - "They're going to the fair.:"

• There - "Let's go there

Common Homophones #2

• Your - "Is that your brownie?"

• You're - "You're going to the softball game, right?"

Common Homophones #3

• Right - "Should I go to my left or my right?"

• Write - "I am writing a blog post!"

Common Homophones #4

• Dear - "Dear Grandma..."

• Deer - "I saw a deer in the forest."