Safari Scholar: Searching for Homophones and Homographs

The video follows Mr. Reed, a safari scholar, on a mission to explore homophones and homographs in a jungle setting. It explains that homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, while homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may be pronounced differently. The video includes examples of each and concludes with a jungle trivia game to test the viewer's understanding. The lesson ends with a summary and farewell from Mr. Reed.

What was the main mission of the safari scholar in the jungle?

• To find rare animals

• To discover new plants

• To identify homophones and homographs

• To map the jungle

Which of the following pairs are homophones?

• Tear and Tear

• Bat and Bat

• Watch and Watch

• Eight and Ate

What is a homophone?

• Words that look the same

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

• Words that have the same meaning

• Words that are spelled the same

Which of the following pairs are homographs?

• Mail and Male

• Watch and Watch

• Flower and Flour

• Blue and Blew

What is a homograph?

• Words that have the same meaning

• Words that look the same but have different meanings

• Words that are spelled differently

• Words that sound the same

In the jungle trivia game, what do you need to decide about the word pairs?

• If they are antonyms

• If they are homophones or homographs

• If they rhyme

• If they are synonyms

Which of the following is an example of a homophone?

• Watch and Watch

• Mail and Male

• Tear and Tear

• Bat and Bat