Homophones & Homographs Green Group

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What is a homophone?

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Words that sound alike, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

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What is a homograph?

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Words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.

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Choose the correct homophone: Please don't drop and __________ that bottle of hand sanitizer!

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break

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Choose the correct homophone: The taxi ________________ will increase by one dollar next month.

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fare

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What does 'tear' mean in the context of tearing up papers?

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To pull apart by force.

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Give an example of a homophone for 'pair'.

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Pear.

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Give an example of a homograph.

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Lead (to guide) and lead (a type of metal).

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What is the homophone for 'flower'?

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Flour.

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What is the homophone for 'sea'?

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See.

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What is the homograph for 'row'?

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Row (a line of things) and row (to paddle a boat).