Homographs & Homophones

​🔤 Homographs & Homophones: Same Sound or Same Spelling?

Some words sound the same. Some words look the same. Let’s learn how they are different!

Homophones are words that:
✔ sound the same
✔ have different meanings
✔ are spelled differently

Examples:
to / too / two
their / there / they’re
your / you’re

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What Are Homophones?

• I want to go outside.

• I want to go too.

• I have two cookies.

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Homophones in Sentences

Homographs are words that:
✔ are spelled the same
✔ have different meanings
✔ may sound the same or different

Examples:
bat (animal / baseball bat)
bark (tree / dog sound)
lead (guide / metal)

What Are Homographs?

• The bat flew out of the cave.

• He hit the ball with a bat.

• The dog began to bark.

• The tree has rough bark.

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Homographs in Sentences

Comparing Homophones & Homographs

Feature	Homophones	Homographs
Spelling	Different	Same
Sound	Same	Same or different
Meaning	Different	Different

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.

The bat slept in the cave.

• baseball tool

• flying animal

• tree branch

• ball

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.

He hit the ball with a bat.

• baseball tool

• flying animal

• leaf

• sound

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.

The dog began to bark loudly.

• tree covering

• dog sound

• fruit

• leaf

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.

The tree’s bark is rough.

• dog sound

• tree covering

• root

• flower

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.

I want to play outside.

• number two

• also

• shows action or direction

• ownership

Multiple Choice

Which pair of words are homophones?

• bat / bark

• run / jump

• to / too

• dog / cat

Multiple Choice

Homophones are words that…

• look the same and mean the same

• sound the same but mean different things

• are spelled the same

• rhyme

Multiple Choice

Homographs are words that…

• sound the same

• rhyme

• are spelled the same but have different meanings

• are always verbs

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

The dog’s bark was loud.
What does bark mean?

• tree covering

• dog sound

• baseball bat

• leaf

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

The tree’s bark is rough.
What does bark mean?

• dog sound

• tree covering

• animal

• leaf

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses a homophone correctly?

• I have to dogs.

• There playing outside.

• I want to go too.

• Your my friend.

Multiple Choice

Which word means “belongs to them”?

• there

• they’re

• their

• them

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the word bat to mean an animal?

• He hit the ball with a bat.

• The bat flew through the night sky.

• She bought a bat at the store.

• The bat is made of wood.