Homophones pt. 1

Homophones pt. 1

Objectives:

I can understand that homophones are pairs of words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings.

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​I can identify the correct homophone to use in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct word to complete this sentence: Mike and Shawn were bummed _____ new phones wouldn't arrive for another week.

• they're

• there

• their

There/they're/their

• There = a place. As in, "I want to go over there."

• They're = a contraction of "they are." As in, "They're so awesome."

• Their = showing ownership. As in "They loved their new apartment."

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct word to complete this sentence: Doug thinks ___ fun to play video games.

• it's

• its

It's vs. Its

• It's = A contraction of "it is." As in, "It's often harder to do the right thing."

• Its = Showing ownership. As in, "The squirrel was shaking its tail."

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct word to complete this sentence:

There are ____ many things happening, I can't focus.

• to

• too

• two

To/Too/Two

• To = direction or position. As in, "I want to go with you."

• Too = as well, OR an excessive amount. As in, "I want to see the movie, too." OR "There are too many people here."

• Two = the number 2. As in, "the majority of humans are born with two ears."

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct word to complete this sentence:

Where are ______ parents tonight?

• your

• you're

Your/You're

• Your = Showing ownership/possession. As in, "Your cat wants to eat now!"

• You're = a contraction of "you are". As in, "You're going tonight right?"

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct word to complete this sentence:

________ are you going on vacation?

• were

• where

• wear

• we're

Where/wear/were/we're

• Where = a place. As in, "Where are you going?"

• Wear = action verb. As in, "What are you going to wear to homecoming?"

• ​Were = a "to be" verb. As in, "We were supposed to go shopping".

• We're = a contraction of "we are." As in, "We're so awesome."

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct word to complete this sentence:

How did you _______ about that?

• hear

• here

Here/hear

• Here = a place. As in, "They should have been here by now."

• Hear = action verb. As in, "Did you hear the directions?"​

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct word to complete this sentence:

_______ book do you prefer?

• Witch

• Which

Which/Witch

• Which = adj. indicating what particular one. As in, "Which movie do you want to see?"

• Witch= noun. As in, "I want to be a witch for Halloween."​