DEFINITION
True or False: Homophones are words that are pronounced and spelled the same but differ in meaning.
What is false
I _____ you all messages yesterday.
(Cent/Sent/Scent).
Sent
Choose the two pairs of words that are homophones.
A. Bead; head
B. Cell; sell
C. Bow; arrow
D. Knight; night
B and D
I have to ____ the dough to make these little donuts.
(Need/Knead)
Which word fits the sentence?
We were too _______________ after not drinking water. Horse, Hoarse
Hoarse
True or False: Homographs are words that are spelled the same but are not pronounce the same and differ in meaning.
What is true
The _____ outruns the predator every time. (Pray/Prey).
Prey
Choose the correct meanings of the word 'wave' used in the sentence below.
"The store clerk gave me a friendly wave!"
A. A moving disturbance in the level of water
B. To group a set of tasks together
C. A group of cats
D. To move back and forth repeatedly
D
The children spoke ____ at school. (Allowed/Aloud).
Aloud
Invalid and Invalid
Pronounce and meanings
One means not accepted and the other means a person with a medical condition
True or False: Homonyms are words that are pronounced and/or spelled the same.
What is true
How many cellphones did you _____ ?(lose/loose)
Lose
The term "homonym" is used more broadly when discussing homonyms, homographs, and homophones.
A. True
B. False
A
I couldn’t ____ while in the car. (Break/Brake)
Brake
Can and can
2 meanings
helping verb and aluminum container
What are homophones?
Two words that have the same sound.
Tulips, Roses, and Sunflowers are all types of _____ (flours/flowers)
Flowers
My boss wanted to _____ my salary. (raise/rays)
Raise
_____ you decide to go or not is up to you.
(Weather/Whether)
Whether
Fair and Fair
2 meanings
The same and a market
A homophone can be a homograph.
A. True
B. False
B
Yes, I would like to ______ the answer (no/know)
Know
We’ll find a tropical _____ where I can have my wedding. (isle/aisle).
Isle
Now I _____ to _____ all the ingredients together.
need - knead
knead - need
need - knead
Vane, vein, and vain meanings
HOMOPHONES
vane- weather vane
vein- carries blood
vain- self righteous