GrammarHomographs/Homonyms & Homophones

Goal for Lesson 10:You will learn the difference between words that sound the same but havedifferent spellings & meanings. You will identify homographs & homophones.

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Homographs or Homonyms:A word or a group of wordsthat share the same spelling but have different meanings.

e.g., right(the right side) and right(correct).

Words that sound the same & are spelled the same but havehave different meanings.

Homonyms/Homographs:

Example:

lead (the metal) and lead (verb).

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Homographs/homonyms can have thesame or different pronunciations, e.g., well (adjective, to be healthy) well (noun, a spring or naturalSource of water) lead (noun, the metal) lead (verb, to take charge).

present a gift / to introduce

object a thing/to be against

refuse rubbish/not to agree

produce what's grown on a farm/to make

tear rip/a clear liquid secreted from the eye

Identifying the correct meaning for the homograph/homonym word in context:

1.I would like to present to you my new friend.2. I object to the ruling of the referee in the game.3. Fresh produce is the healthiest choice at the food market.

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Examples:Ant (noun)/ aunt (noun)bare (adjective)/ bear (noun).

Words pronounced the same as another but will have a different spelling and different meaning.

Homophones:

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Billed: receiving notice of payment required

Build: to construct or make

Dear: a greeting in a letter

Deer: mammal of the family cirvidae, as in moose, or elk

Fair: free from bias,or a carnival, or moderate

Fare: the cost to purchase

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Homophones

Can you locate the different homophones in the sentences on the next slides? Often you can know their meaning from the context of the passage.

We will practice them together.

Underline the correct homophone(s) in each sentence: 1.The (sale, sail) on the lake will be rough today. 2. A large (boulder, bolder) rolled down the mountainside. 3. Why is that crowd on the (pier, peer)?

Using Words: Homophones

Underline the correct homophone(s) in each sentence: 1.The (sale, sail) on the lake will be rough today. 2. A large (boulder, bolder) rolled down the mountainside. 3. Why is that crowd on the (pier, peer)?

Using Words: Homophones

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The words that you do not know the meanings of will need to be looked up in a dictionary!

Dictionaries are useful tools!

Using Words: Homonyms

4. Don’t you like to (brows, browse) around in a bookstore?

5. We spent several (days,

daze) at an old-fashioned (in, inn).

6. The ship was caught in an ice

(flow, floe).

Using Words: Homonyms

4. Don’t you like to (brows, browse) around in a bookstore?

5. We spent several (days,

daze) at an old-fashioned (in, inn).

6. The ship was caught in an ice

(flow, floe).

7. They did not want to (lone, loan) our their book.

8. We drove four miles in a foggy (missed, mist).

9. Don’t you like to (sea, see) friends?

Using Words: Homophones

7. They did not want to (lone, loan) our their book.

8. We drove four miles in a foggy (missed, mist).

9. Don’t you like to (sea, see) friends?

Using Words: Homophones

10. Jack (threw, through) the ball (threw, through) the goal.

11. We (buy, by)fish from the market at the (beach, beech).

12. The parade will march

(strait, straight) (through, threw) town.

Using Words: Homophones

10. Jack (threw, through) the ball (threw, through) the goal.

11. We (buy, by)fish from the market at the (beach, beech).

12. The parade will march

(strait, straight) (through, threw) town.

Using Words: Homophones

13. Will (you, ewe) please take the lead and go first?

14. The farmer caught the horse by the (rain, reign, rein).

15. She stepped on the (break, brake) suddenly.

16. (Their, There) are too many people to get on this boat.

13. Will (you, ewe) please take the lead and go first?

14. The farmer caught the horse by the (rain, reign, rein).

15. She stepped on the (break, brake) suddenly.

16. (Their, There) are too many people to get on this boat.

17. The wren (flew, flue) in a (strait, straight) line.

18. We were not (allowed, aloud) to visit the museum yesterday.

19. How many dollars and (cents, scents) do you have?

20. What a tremendous (feat, feet) the team accomplished!

17. The wren (flew, flue) in a (strait, straight) line.

18. We were not (allowed, aloud) to visit the museum yesterday.

19. How many dollars and (cents, scents) do you have?

20. What a tremendous (feat, feet) the team accomplished!

Write a homophone for each word below.

Remember a homonym is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and a different meaning.

Examples: their / they’re / there, hear / here

1.weigh ______ 2. heir ______

3. fare ______ 4. threw

______ 5. maid ______ 6. soar

_______ 7. ate ______ 8. see

________

Write a homophone for each word below:

1.weigh way 2. heir air

3. fare fair 4. threw

through 5. maid made 6. soar

sore 7. ate eight 8. see sea

Write a homophone for each word below:

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Putting it into Practice:Can you locate homonyms/homographs & homophones in your independent reading?

List them in your journal. Write the correct meaning next toeach one.

GrammarNOTE: Work on the handout:Homonyms and Homophones(homographs-synonym for homophones)

to practice the correct word and spelling in the correct context.

Be careful! These words can betricky!

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Thank you for joining me todayfor lesson # 10:

Homonyms and Homophones(homographs-synonym for homophones)And until next time, Good-Bye.