HOMOPHONES 22-23

HOMOPHONES 22-23

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will be able to define homophones, and give examples of different words that are considered homophones.

• Students will be able to determine if a word is a homophone.

• Students will be able to demonstrate correct usage and spellings of different homophones.

Words that sound the same, but mean different things and have different spellings.

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Example: hole whole, peace,piece​

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​WHAT IS A HOMOPHONE?

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​to separate into parts of pieces.

Example

Please don't touch the vase it will break.

Take an egg and break it into the bowl. ​

break

​A function in a vehicle to slow down or completely stop.

Example

The driver applied brakes to the moving train.​

brake

A place or location

Example

Please go over there. ​

There

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​The contraction of they are

​Example

They're at the movie hall. ​

They're

​Belonging to a group of people, animals or things.

Example

Their parents are in Bangalore. ​

their

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Contraction for you are

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Example​

You're amazing !​

​​You're

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​ownership / possession

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Example

That is your pen. ​

Your

​to put or place

Example

Please lay your cards on the table.

I laid the baby in the cradle.

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lay

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​To be in a flat position on a surface

lie

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Example

He lay on the bed.

You look sick. You should lie down. ​

​to agree to something.

Example

The Vizier's son accepted Asma's invite. ​

accept​

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leave out something, exclude something.

Example

No man was allowed in the Queen's chamber except the king. ​

except

Multiple Choice

Be careful ! Don't _________ the vase.

• brake

• break

• breaks

Fill in the Blank

Stop it ! The music _________ playing is giving me a headache. ( you're / your)

Multiple Choice

Some of the students have left __________ books behind today.

• their

• they're

• there

Multiple Choice

Shreya told me that _______ leaving for a camping trip today.

• they're

• there

• their

Multiple Choice

Where are Rohan and Ravi? They are over __________ at the coffe shop.

• they're

• there

• their

Fill in the Blank

I ________ in my bed for sometime after two hours of study. (lie/ lay)

Multiple Choice

Amit called me to ask if I'm coming to ________ house.

• yours

• you're

• your

Fill in the Blank

The road has been dug to ________ the cables. (lie/ lay)

• define homophones and give examples of different words that are considered homophones.

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• ​demonstrate correct usage and spelling of different homophones.

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​SUCCESS CRITERIA

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