Grades 3-6

1. Homophones and
Homographs

2. What are Homophones?
Homophones are words that SOUND
alike, but have different spellings and
different meanings.
Lets see some examples!!!
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3. Homophones
Pair
Pear
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4. Homophones
Ate
Eight
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5. Homophones
See
Sea
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6. Homophones
Here
Hear
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7. Homophones
Wait
Weight
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8. Homophones
Week
Weak
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9. Homophones
Blue
Blew
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10. Homophones
Night
Knight
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11. Let’s see how you do!
We had two snow days this week.
Which of the following sentences below uses the word week
correctly?
a. He was too weak to lift the rock.
b. My birthday is next week.
c. The stomach flu made him feel weak and tired.
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12. Did you select sentence B?
GREAT JOB!
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13. Let’s try another one!
I ate the entire pizza by myself.
Which of the following sentences below uses the word ate
correctly?
a. There were eight pieces of pizza.
b. My brother is eight years old.
c. She ate the cupcakes for dessert.
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14. Did you select sentence C?
FANTASTIC!
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15. ONE MORE!!!
Did you see the parade yesterday?
Which of the following sentences below uses the word correctly?
a. I see the stop sign.
b. The sea is very beautiful
c. The dolphins swim in the sea.
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16. Did you choose sentence
A?
WONDERFUL!
You are so smart!
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17. What are Homographs?
Homographs are words that are SPELLED
the same, but have DIFFERENT
meanings!!!
Let’s look at some
examples!!!
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18. Homographs
Sink
Sink
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19. Homographs
Trip
Trip
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20. Homographs
Tear
Tear
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21. Homographs
Bow
Bow
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22. Homographs
Scale
Scale
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23. Homographs
Saw
Saw
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24. Homographs
Can
Can
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25. Let’s see how you do with
Homographs
Choose which word fits in
both of the following sentences.
Homographs are
spelled the same,
but have different
meanings!
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26. 1. The _______ on my pencil broke.
2. Jo, _______ the flashlight over here.
point
shine
eraser
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27. 1. Wash your hands in the ________.
2. When the ship hit the iceberg, it began to
_______.
tub
sink
float
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28. 1. I _______ the plane land.
2. I need a _____ to cut down the tree.
watched
tool
saw
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