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Please turn ______ at the next intersection.
write/right
right
Tommy is a hard worker who helps our company do well. We should pay him more money before some other corporation offers him a higher paying job. It is always smart to pay workers fairly.
The word corporation in this sentence means
Explain the difference between two and too.
two - the number
too - means too much, or also
Bonnie has always lived in the same state and the same city since she was born.
What does state mean in the sentence above?
1. an area of land or country
2. to say something using words
3. being very messy and dirty
4. being very upset of worrried
1
Marty was _____slow!
There were ____ runners ahead of him by the time he reached the finish line!
Can you identify the homophone?
too and two
Don't forget to say _____ before you sign out of the Google Meet!
by/buy/bye
bye
Lonnie was amazed by the lofty mountain peaks he saw during his trip to the Rocky Mountains. From his car window, they looked like they were a million miles in the air.
Which word means the same as lofty?
D. high
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.
Mom gave me a great tip that helped me a lot on how to ride my bike.
The word tip means _______ in the sentence above.
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.
We _____ so many books for March Madness this week!
read/red
read
We are always very careful around Mr. Sutton's dog Buster. The neighbors say the dog is vicious. Buster runs to the fence and barks at us, so we are a little scared of him.
Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of vicious?
A. very mean
Explain the difference between write and right.
Hair is something that grows from our bodies. A hare is a kind of rabbit.
I like to sort all of my coins before I put them into my piggy bank. I put all the pennies together in one pile.
What does sort mean in the sentence above?
We live in Danville, Virginia.
The band sounds better when they perform live.
Homophones or no?
Nah...they are spelled the same.
The shoes were _____ small, so I had to return them.
two/to/too
too
The Henleys are a very reserved couple. They rarely talk to their neighbors, and they don't like to leave their house. They always keep their curtains closed, and they never have visitors. In fact, some of their neighbors have never met them!
Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of reserved?
B. private
Explain the difference between wear and where.
Wear means something we do with our clothes. Where is a question we ask to find something.
Davis loves to root for his favorite football team when they are playing a game on TV.
North Park had a big crowd last night!
I had saur kraut with my pork for dinner.
Homophones or No?
Nah...they sound close but not exactly the same.
______ new car drove really smoothly!
There/ Their/ They're
Their
Gavin loves to draw animals in his notebook. He hardly ever makes a blunder when he draws. However, when he does, he uses his eraser to fix the problem.
Using the context clues in the above paragraph, what is the meaning of the word blunder?
C. mistake
Explain the difference between allowed and aloud.
Allowed means something is OK to do. Aloud means spoken with words.
My family watched the boat sail across the lake.
What does sail mean in the sentence above?
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!