Homophones
What is a homophone?
Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings
What is a synonym?
Two words that mean the same thing
What is an antonym?
Two words that mean the opposite
What is a proper noun?
A noun that is a specific person, place, or thing
What do we use when we are comparing only 2 things?
-er
Complete the sentence with the correct homophone. That is my favorite ______ of shoes! Pair or pear
Pair
What is a synonym for right?
correct ...etc.
What is an antonym for left?
right
What is a common noun?
a person, place, or thing that is not specific
What do we use when we are comparing more than 2 things?
-est
Complete the sentence with the correct homophone. It is going to be cold today, so be sure to ____ a coat. where or wear
wear
What is a synonym for hot?
warm, burning, scorched ....etc.
What is an antonym for night?
day
Common or Proper?
New York City
Proper
slower
Complete the sentence with the correct homophone. My mom will have to _____ the button back on my shirt. sew or so
sew
What is a synonym for cold?
freezing, cool ...etc.
down
Common or Proper?
the park
common
The panda bear is ______ than the turtle. big bigger biggest
bigger
Complete the sentence with the correct homophone. _______ my best friends! their there or they're
they're
What is a synonym for tired?
exhausted, all of your teachers ....etc
What is an antonym for loud?
quiet
Common or Proper
Mrs. Bentley
Proper
That bottle is the ______ of them all! tall taller tallest
tallest