Fill in the Blank
We need _______ to bake the cake.
flower/flour
flour
Spell the homophone of the word: SEA
S-E-E
Explain the difference between blue and blew.
Blue is a color (ex: blueberry cow!) Blew is something the wind or your mouth does.
There was no school on Martin Luther King Day.
Choose the meaning:
A. the opposite of yes
B. something you can recall from memory
A. the opposite of yes
Gavyn ate all the Little Caesar's Pizza!
There were eight slices in all.
Homophones or no?
Homophones! Sound the same, spelled differently, taste the same.
He will _____ the new video game for 50 dollars.
by/buy/bye
buy
Spell the homophone of the word: I
E-Y-E
Explain the difference between sun and son.
The sun is a yellow fireball in the sky (star). A son is the boy child of someone.
There was a sale on school supplies at Target.
Choose the meaning:
A. a part of a boat
B. reduced prices
B. reduced prices
Our national bird is the bald eagle.
Nothing is cuter than a beagle puppy!
Homophones or no?
Nah...they rhyme but they still sound different.
Have you ______ any good books lately?
read/red
read
Spell the homophone of the word: BARE
B-E-A-R
Explain the difference between hair and hare.
Hair is something that grows from our bodies. A hare is a kind of rabbit.
The berry was very sour to eat.
Choose the meaning:
A. to put something underground
B. an edible fruit from a plant
B. an edible fruit or plant
We live in Danville, Virginia.
The band sounds better when they perform live.
Homophones or no?
Nah...they are spelled the same.
The child was ______ small to ride on the roller coaster.
two/to/too
too
Spell the homophone of the word: PLAIN
P-L-A-N-E
Explain the difference between wear and where.
Wear means something we do with our clothes. Where is a question we ask to find something.
Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar!
Choose the meaning:
A. the absence of fighting and war
B. a part of a whole: a portion
B. a part of a whole: a portion
Mr. Sampson is a teacher at Gibson Elementary School.
I bought a new Samsung phone yesterday.
Homophones or No?
Nah...they sound close but not exactly the same.
________ not going to the party tonight.
There/ Their/ They're
They're
Spell the homophone of the word: BAWL
B-A-L-L
Explain the difference between allowed and aloud.
Allowed means something is OK to do. Aloud means spoken with words.
It was the same burger except mine had no onions.
Choose the meaning:
A. everything but
B. to take or receive with favor
A. everything but
Do you like playing Homophone Jeopardy?
The drink machine was out of Mountain Dew.
Your library books are due next week.
Homophones or no?
Homophones! Sometimes, there can be a TRIO of homophones instead of a pair!