1. Homophones Lesson

2. Homonyms - A big category--the umbrella—
under which we find homophones and homographs.
Homonym = Homo (“same”) spelling and sound,
but different meanings
Homophones= HOMO ("same") + PHONE ("sound") , pronounced the same, but different spellings and meanings.
Homographs= HOMO ("same") spelling
GRAPHS ("writing")
different meanings and pronunciations

4. Homophones are words that sound alike
Homophones are words that sound alike...but have different spelling and meanings.

5. to (going to)
too (also)
two (number)

6. aloud - out loud
allowed - to permit

7. ate - to have eaten
eight – the number

8. aisle - passageway
I’ll – I will
isle – land mass

9. bold - to act daring or brave
bowled – to have played the game of bowling

10. be- to exist
bee – a four-winged insect

11. beet- a vegetable
beat– to hit or strike

12. by - along side of
buy – to purchase

13. scent - smell
cent – a penny

14. chews - to grind with teeth
choose – to select

15. dear - something or someone valued
deer – an animal

16. do - to perform
due - owed
dew – moisture on a surface in the morning

17. flower - a blossom
flour– an ingredient for baking

18. hear - listen to
here - now

19. He’ll - he will
heel – back part of the foot
heal – to cure

20. not - a word expressing denial; negation
knot- loop

21. meat - beef, pork, or chicken
meet – to get together

22. know - to be acquainted with
no - refusal

23. missed - absent from the place expected to be found
mist – spray

24. there - in that place
their – belonging to
they’re – they are

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