Homophone/Homographs
Parrots Over Puerto Rico
Critical Vocabulary
-ed and -ing
Cause/Effect
100

This is a homophone, sound the same but spelled differently.

One is used to see and the other is used to describe yourself.


What is eye and I?

100

What is the phrase used many times in the story used to describe the sound parrots make?

What is Iguaca, Iguaca?

100

What does FLIGHT mean?

What is the act of flying through the air?
100

Add -ed to Hope

What is hoped?

100

Identify the cause

Ms.Mejia dropped her water because she was carrying too many things

What is carrying too many things?

200

This is a homophone.

One is when you put two halves together and the other is an empty space in the ground

What is whole and hole?

200

What was one of the problems from the story?

What is parrots population was going down?

200

What does MERCHANT mean?

What is a ship that carries products to sell, usually to a foreign country?
200
Add -ing to Drive

What is driving?

200
Identify the effect


Chad and Alyssa were running up the stairs so they were tired when they got to the top.

What is they were tired? 

300
Homophones! There are three!


First one is a number, the second means also, and the third one is talking about direction!

What is two, too, and to?

300

How does the recovery program plan to solve the problem of the parrot population?

What is create a safe aviary where parrots can live?

300

What does TOIL mean and use it in a sentence

What is to work?

300

Add -ing to Decide 

What is Deciding?

300

Identify the cause and effect


When the hurricane came, we put the chairs in the shed

Cause: The hurricane came

Effect: The chairs were put in the shed

400

Homographs! Spelled the same but pronounced differently and have different meanings.

One is a name of an instrument Ms.Mejia plays and the other is a fish.

What is bass?

400
How was the aviary successful?

What is it helped both wild and captive parrots?

400

What does jabbing mean and use it in a sentence?

What is poking it quickly with a great deal of power?

400
Add -ed and -ing to fire

What is fired and firing?

400

Is is cause or effect?

It was so cold last night, so I got extra blankets




What is effect?

500

Homographs!

One is use for a sport and the other is an nocturnal animal!

What is bat?

500

How does repeating the "iguaca, iguaca" impact the story for the reader?

What is grabs the readers attention and helps us hear the birds distress?

500

What does aggressive mean and use it in a sentence?

What is when they are often angry and ready to attack?

500
Add -ed and -ing to Spike

What is spiked and spiking?

500
Is it cause or effect?


Robby did well on test so he got a surprise at home

What is cause?