Homophones

What is a homophone?

• same spelling, same pronunciation, different meaning

• same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning

• same spelling, different pronunciation, different meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What is a homograph?

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

• are words that are spelled the same, have the same pronunciations, and mean the same thing

• are words that sound the same

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

True or False:

Homonyms are words that are pronounced the same and spelled the same but have different meanings.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Select the correct homophone.
I have very little (patience/patients) when students do not follow directions. 

• patience
• patients

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Select the correct homophone.
(Their/There/They're) home was so beautifully decorated. 

• Their
• There
• They're

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Select the correct homophone.
(Theirs/There's) not going to be school on President's day! 

• Theirs
• There's

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

True or False: The correct homophone(s)  is used in the sentence below.
I bought a pear of shoes yesterday. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

True or False: The correct homophone (s) are used in the sentence below. 
Personally, I hate the smell of read meet. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What is NOT an example of a homograph?

• does, does

• wind, wind

• live, live

• or, oar

What is an example of a homonym?

• bear (animal), bare (not covered)

• bark (tree), bark (dog sound)

• our (pronoun), hour (time)

• tear (pull apart), tear (cry)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C