Which Homophone is Correct?
How much time did you ________?
waste/waist
waste
board and bored are:
A. Homophones
B. Homographs
A. Homophones
Do you want to go ______ the ocean?
(see/sea)
see
Ad and add are homographs.
False
What is the homograph for:
~Something found on a tree
AND
~Something dogs do
Bark
I love my __________ at school!
principle/principal
principal
I love the _______ of the flower.
A. Cent
B. Scent
C. Sent
B. Scent
I ______ the answer.
______, I don't want to go.
(no, know)
know/No
Homophones are words that are pronounced and spelled the same.
False
What is the homograph for:
~A word meaning something happening right now
AND
~A word meaning to be alive
Live
I __________ you all messages yesterday.
scent/sent/cent
sent
We had to _______ from the city.
A. Flee
B. Flea
A. Flee
I can't _______ you very well.
(here/hear)
hear
Homographs and homophones can be homonyms.
True
What is a homograph for:
~Something you use when you are in trouble but deny it
AND
~What someone says after they burp
Excuse
They need to __________ in the hose.
Something is __________ if it is existing, alive.
real/reel/riel
reel/real
Name four homophones:
A. Ad
B. Ate
C. Home
D. Red
E. Right
F. Money
A. Ad
B. Ate
D. Red
E. Right
Someone __________ the smell of a rose because of their _________.
(nose/knows)
knows/nose
Carrot is a homophone.
True!
Carrot = the food you eat
Karat = a measure of the purity of gold
Caret - the upside down V symbol people use when editing writing
What is a homograph for:
~When you are late for your flight so you ______ it to the airport
AND
~When you are spending the weekend in Miami so you decide to _______ a hotel room.
Book
A common type of pants are ________.
Something you get from both parents is your _______.
genes/jeans/jeens
jeans/genes
Is medal a:
A. Single homophone
B. Double homophone
C. Triple homophone
D. Homograph
C. Triple homophone
medal - a hard coin on a ribbon, given as a prize
meddle - to interfere
metal - steel, iron, gold, copper
She wanted to know _________ the bad _________ would cancel the outdoor concert.
weather/whether
whether/weather
Die is both a homophone and a homograph.
True!
Die - the singular form of dice
Die - no longer living
Dye - Something used to color cloth and hair
What homograph completes these sentences:
~I see a herd of __________.
~I live in the city of ____________.
~Long words in chapter books sometimes ________ my little brother.
Buffalo