Exploring Homophones in M5W2D7

This video tutorial focuses on teaching homophones, words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. It begins with an introduction to the concept and objectives, followed by an explanation of homonyms, including homographs and homophones. The video provides examples and exercises to help students use context to determine the correct homophone in sentences, enhancing their vocabulary skills.

What is the main focus of today's vocabulary strategy?

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Prefixes

• Homophones

What does the word part 'phone' mean?

• Same

• Sound

• Different

• Word

Which of the following is a pair of homophones?

• Bark (dog) and Bark (tree)

• Bow (gift) and Bow (stage)

• Wind (blow) and Wind (toy)

• Peace and Piece

What is a homonym?

• Words that have the same meaning but are spelled differently

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Words that are pronounced differently but spelled the same

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

Which of the following is an example of a homograph?

• Peace and Piece

• Bark (dog) and Bark (tree)

• Wind (blow) and Wind (toy)

• Plane (landform) and Plane (aircraft)

What should you do when you read a homonym in a sentence?

• Skip the sentence

• Always choose the first meaning that comes to mind

• Pronounce it in different ways to see what makes sense

• Ignore it

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'Moby tried to ___ the dragon'?

• Sley

• Sleigh

• Slaygh

• Slay

Which 'blue' fits in the sentence: 'The wind ___ my ___ hat into the lake'?

• Blew, Blue

• Blue, Blue

• Blue, Blew

• Blew, Blew

Which 'new' fits in the sentence: 'I ___ he was wearing a brand ___ shirt'?

• New, Knew

• Knew, New

• New, New

• Knew, Knew

Which 'two' fits in the sentence: 'The ___ of us are going to the zoo ___'?

• Two, To

• Two, Too

• To, Too

• Too, Two