Compound Words
What is this compound word?
dog + house
doghouse
Fill in the blank:
there, _______, and they're
there, their, and they're
State both definitions:
rock
Rock can mean a stone or a genre of music.
State both definitions:
Dove
Dove can mean a bird or to dive.
Fill in the blank:
Let the ______ out of the bag
Let the cat out of the bag.
What is this compound word?
mate, team
teammate
Fill in the blank:
by, ______ , and bi
by, buy, and bi
State both definitions:
foot
A foot can refer to one of your feet, or be a unit of measurement.
State both definitions:
Bass
Bass can mean a type of fish or an instrument.
Fill in the blank:
When _____ fly
Fill in the blank:
tooth + _______
toothbrush, toothpaste
The definition of homophone
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and mean different things.
The definition of homonym
Two words that are spelled the same and are pronounced the same, but mean different things.
The definition of homograph
Two words that are spelled the same, but sound different and mean different things.
_____ around the bush
Beat around the bush.
Fill in the blank:
______ + fly
butterfly
Something homophones have in common with homographs
Both homophones and homographs mean different things.
Something that homonyms and homophones have in common
Homonyms and homophones both sound the same.
Something that homographs have in common with homonyms
Homographs and homonyms are both spelled the same.
______ in a ______ moon
Once in a blue moon.
Fill in the blank:
T + ________
T-shirt
The difference between homophones and homonyms
Homophones are spelled differently, while homonyms are spelled the same.
The difference between homonyms and homographs
Homonyms are are pronounced the same, while homographs are pronounced differently.
The difference between homographs and homophones
Homographs are spelled the same but pronounced differently, while homophones are spelled differently but pronounced the same.
_____ the ______ on the _____
Hit the nail on the head.