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Spelling!2nd Lesson: Homophones

Homophones are… words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings.

The words may be spelled the same the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as rays (of sunshine) and raise (lift something up).

There is no trick for remembering them, other than listening to them in a sentence and figuring out the meaning!

Spelling Word #1Which(what one, used to refer to a choice)

Which of these books would you like to read?

Spelling Word #2Witch(Woman believed to practice spells and magic)

The witch poisoned the apple with a spell.

Spelling Word #3Rays(lines of beams)The rays of sun came through the window.

Spelling Word #4Raise(to pick up or place higher)

Raise your hand if you’d like to speak.

Spelling Word #5Who’s(who is)Who’s on the telephone?

Spelling Word #6Whose(belonging to a person)

I found a lunch box and I don’t know whose it is.

Spelling Word #7Ring(decorative band worn on the finger)

She wore a diamond ring on her ring finger.

Spelling Word #8Wring(to twist and squeeze)I will wring the water out of this wet towel.

Spelling Word #9Threw(to send something flying across open space)

He threw the paper airplane across the hall.

Spelling Word #10Through(up to and including)We did sections A through D on the test.

Bonus!Their(belonging to them)Those were their apples!