So what is a homophone and how is it related to homonyms?
So here the terms you will need to learn before moving onto this lesson
Homophone: two words that have the same pronunciation, but different meanings and spellings.
Homonym: two words with the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings.
Examples of homophones: heir and air, tow and toe, death and deaf, die and dye
Examples of homonyms: jam could the spreading used on your bread or jam could be squeezing an object into a very tight space.
fly could be the action of floating around like superhero and a fly would be the insect
smart could describe how intelligent you are and smarts could be expressing your pain like if someone pinched you
It's Practice Time!!!
Please describe if each word(s) is/are homophones, homonyms, or neither
Please Fill in the Blank With the Correct Word
1. I can't _________ you.
a. hear
b. here
2. That is _________ name
a. there
b. their
c. they're
3. These were known as the Intolerable __________.
a. Ax
b. Acts
4. Many religions _________ everyday
a. pray
b. prey
Homophone: two words that have the same pronunciation, but different meanings and spellings.
Homonym: two words with the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings.
Examples of homophones: heir and air, tow and toe, death and deaf, die and dye
Examples of homonyms: jam could the spreading used on your bread or jam could be squeezing an object into a very tight space.
fly could be the action of floating around like superhero and a fly would be the insect
smart could describe how intelligent you are and smarts could be expressing your pain like if someone pinched you
It's Practice Time!!!
Please describe if each word(s) is/are homophones, homonyms, or neither
- Please write a pair homophones.
- What is a homophone?
- Is this a homophone? Acts and Ax
- Is this a homophone? Bear
- Is this a homophone? Air and Heir
- Is this a homophone? Rap and Wrap
Please Fill in the Blank With the Correct Word
1. I can't _________ you.
a. hear
b. here
2. That is _________ name
a. there
b. their
c. they're
3. These were known as the Intolerable __________.
a. Ax
b. Acts
4. Many religions _________ everyday
a. pray
b. prey
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Quiz Time Folks!!!
Please Fill in the Blank With the Correct
1. I learned __________ in math class
a. pi
b. pie
2. I need to know that _____________
a. to
b. two
c. too
3. The football stadium is too your _____________.
a. Wright
b. right
c. write
4. There were a total of ___________ Pokemon.
a. ate
b. eight
5. ________ be very angry if he you mess with that.
a. Heel
b. Heal
c. He'll
Are these homophones?
1. Dye and die
2. Silly and Silk
3. Bee and Be
4. Filter and Pilter
5. Cell and Sell
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