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HOMOPHONES HOMONYMS and IDIOMS

What are they? WHY do I need to know them? Because……..

They lurk everywhere in our language…just waiting to confuse you… But NOT ANYMORE!!

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What do we call these words?

Homophones Words that sound alike but have different meanings Break the word apart: Homo – same Phon - sound

Words like: To, too, and two To, too, and two Or, oar Or, oar Herd, heard Herd, heard Sale, sail Sale, sail Meet, meat Meet, meat Pour, poor Pour, poor Tail, tale Tail, tale Mail, male Mail, male Rain, reign Rain, reign Bare, bear Bare, bear They’re=they are; their=ownership; there=location They’re=they are; their=ownership; there=location Your=ownership; you’re=you are Your=ownership; you’re=you are

What do we call these words?

Homonyms are a group of words that share the same spelling and/or pronunciation but have different meanings Break it down: Homo – same Nym - name

Words like “Bow”:

bow - To bend forward at the waist in respect (e.g. "bow down")

bow - the front of the ship (e.g. "bow and stern")

bow - the weapon which fires arrows (e.g. "bow and arrow")

bow - a kind of tied ribbon (e.g. bow on a present, a bowtie, hair bow)

bow - to bend outward at the sides (e.g. a "bow-legged" cowboy)

bough - a branch on a tree. (e.g. "when the bough breaks...")

What do we call these phrases?

Idioms -a phrase which means something different from what it says Idioms are not the same thing as slang. Idioms are made of normal words that have a special meaning known by almost everyone. Slang is usually special words that are known only by a particular group.

Does Amelia Bedelia know idioms? What does she do when she comes across these phrases?

Examples: Break a leg Break a leg A way to wish someone good luck.A way to wish someone good luck. Live it up Live it up Live wild, Enjoy life, go to a lot of partiesLive wild, Enjoy life, go to a lot of parties Kick the bucket Kick the bucket To die.To die. Shed crocodile tears Shed crocodile tears To cry about something but without actually caring.To cry about something but without actually caring. wild goose chase wild goose chase Useless journey or pursuitUseless journey or pursuit

Some Common English Language Idioms Idioms involving colors: Idioms involving colors: “in the red” “in the red” “feeling blue” “feeling blue” “to act yellow” “to act yellow” Idioms involving Idioms involving body parts: “give me a hand” “give me a hand” “get someone’s ear” “get someone’s ear” “a knee jerk reaction” “a knee jerk reaction” Idioms involving weather: Idioms involving weather: “under the weather” “under the weather” “raining cats and dogs” “raining cats and dogs” “a cloud with a silver lining” “a cloud with a silver lining” Idioms involving animals: Idioms involving animals: “horse around” “horse around” “fish for compliments” “fish for compliments” “in the doghouse” “in the doghouse” Idioms involving eating or food: Idioms involving eating or food: “fed up” “fed up” “chew the fat” “chew the fat” “go nuts” “go nuts”

Are you still confused? What is a homophone? What is a homophone? What is a homonym? What is a homonym? What is an idiom? What is an idiom?