nouns
The _____ (pear/pair) was juicy.
The PEAR was juicy.
Mrs. Perry likes to _____. (sew/sow) She makes t-shirt quilts.
Mrs. Perry likes to SEW. She makes t-shirt quilts.
I prefer _____ (coarse/course) salt.
I prefer coarse salt.
Which idiom means, it's very cheap?
It's a steal.
Which one is a body part? A heal or a heel?
She has a small _____. (waist/waste)
She has a small WAIST.
Don't _____ (waist/waste) your food! There are people starving in Africa.
Don't WASTE your food. There are people starving in Africa.
My family loves going to the county _____ (fare/fair) every year to eat junk food.
My family loves going to the county FAIR every year to eat junk food.
Which idiom means an event that is still unplanned?
up in the air
Which one is an animal? A flee or a flea?
A flea.
The popcorn _____(kernel/colonel) hurt my tooth.
The popcorn KERNEL hurt my tooth.
They had to _____ (flea/flee) Cuba because of Communism.
They had to FLEE Cuba because of Communism.
Oh _____! (dear/deer) I lost my car keys.
Oh DEAR! I lost my car keys.
A polite way to share your opinion
my 2 cents
Which one is a person? A principal or a principle?
A principal
What is your _____ (role/roll) in the company?
What is your ROLE in the company?
In the future, Elizabeth will help _____ (heal/heel) her patients.
In the future, Elizabeth will help HEAL her patients.
My dad can eat a _____ (hole/whole) pepperoni pizza all by himself.
My dad can eat a WHOLE pepperoni pizza all by himself.
You get what your deserve.
you reap what you sow
What are the 2 parts of speech for pair?
a noun and a verb
The ________ (cent/scent) of the fir tree reminded me of Christmas.
The SCENT of the fir tree reminded me of Christmas.
Adrian _____ (lead/led) his team to victory.
Her _____ (fair/fare) skin got really sunburned at the beach yesterday.
Her FAIR skin got really sunburned at the beach yesterday.
When you have thought about every detail.
the whole nine yards
What is a homophone?
two words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and different spellings