Title: Homophones
1Homophones
2Homophones are words that sound the same but have
different spellings and different meanings. For
example, pair and pear are homophones.
This is a pair of shoes. Pair means two of
something.
This is a pear. It is a fruit.
3Here are some more examples. witch
which
and
tail tale
and
4toe tow
and
bored board
and
5Here are some more words that are homophones.
Can you think of the other word to make the pair?
Work with a partner to find the missing
words. brake and ____ ? dear and
____ ? meat and ____ ? hear
and ____ ?
and
and
and
and
6There are many more examples of homophones. How
many can you think of? Start a list of
homophones. For each word find a picture and then
use the word in a sentence. bear
bare
and
The oak tree was bare after it lost all of its
leaves.
A hungry bear hunted for some acorns to eat.