Homophones and Homographs

Homographs and Homophones

Vocabulary Strategy 4.9

Homographs

Words that has more than one meaning or pronunciation

Ex: Tear

• How quickly do you tear off the wrapping when you open a birthday gift?

• I promised myself I will not shed a tear during this sad movie.

Multiple Choice

What is a homograph?

• a word pronounced the same as another word

• a word with more than one meaning or pronunciation

• a word part added to the front of a root word

• a word part added to the back of a root word

Multiple Select

Which word(s) is a homograph?

• live

• sun

• right

• rim

Homophones

Words that are pronounced the same as another word, but has a different meaning or spelling

Ex. See and Sea

• Do you see the snake under that rock?

• I enjoyed the fun summer vacation by the sea.

Multiple Choice

What is a homophone?

• words that are pronounced the same as another word, but has a different meaning or spelling

• words that has more than one meaning or pronunciation

• a word part added to the front of the root word

• a word part added to the back of the root word

Multiple Select

Which words are homophones?

• see/sea

• tear/tear

• bored/board

• ring/ring

• blue/blew

Open Ended

Write two sentences with homophones (see/sea, beach/beech, be/bee, bare/bear, flour/flower)

Open Ended

Write two sentences with homographs (letter, live, minute, novel, primary, right, ring)