About Homophones
Homophones describe words that sound the same but have different _________.
spellings and meanings
_______ mother tells me that you are a great dancer.
Your
_________ shoes are by the door.
Their
May I have _____ scoops of ice cream?
two
I ______ the book about the _______ apple.
read red
In the apartment where I live, they don't allow live animals. Explain why live and live are not homophones.
They are spelled the same and sound differently.
your
I like popsicles! _______ great!
They're
I love Harry Potter ____ !
too
Did you _____ the new book ____ Dav Pilkey?
buy by
I will lead the class after I sharpen the lead in my pencil. Are these words homophones?
No - they are spelled the same and sound different.
_______ my best friend!
You're
there
I walked my dog ___ the park.
to
hour our
Is it possible to switch a pair of homophones in a sentence and have the sentence still make sense?
No! Homophones have different meanings.
I know _________ nervous for the play but I know you'll be great!
you're
I saw TJ in _______ classroom. Wow, _______ a great teacher!
their they're
Have you been ___ see Frozen ___ yet? Me ___ !
to Two/2 too
Please _________ your name on the _________ line.
write right
What is it called when two words look the same, but sound different and have different meanings?
Homographs
________ so generous! Thank you for sharing ______ lunch!
You're your
My students left ________ backpacks in ________ lockers.
their their
I ____ drove ___ see ____ people this weekend.
too to two
I _______ it was a mistake to get a _____ water bottle! It broke almost immediately!
knew new