Homographs

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

The wind is blowing hard.

• turn the stem (rhymes with find)

• moving air (rhymes with pinned)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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I have to wind my clock.

• turn the stem (rhymes with find)

• moving air (rhymes with pinned)

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CCSS.L.5.5C

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The singer made a low bow to the audience.

• decorative ribbon (rhymes with so)

• bend at the waist (rhymes with how)

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Maria placed a red bow on the birthday gift.

• decorative ribbon (rhymes with so)

• bend at the waist (rhymes with how)

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

All the students are present today.

• here (rhymes with pleasant)

• give (rhymes with resent)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

The boss will present the award at 10:00.

• here (rhymes with pleasant)

• give (rhymes with resent)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The actor was in a play. 

• A show 
• To have fun, but not work 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

I lost my favorite ring. 

• To sound a bell 
• A piece of jewelry 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is a homograph?

• a noun
• a word that is spelled differently
• a word that means the same as another
• a word that has the same spelling but different meanings

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When you see a homograph in a text, how can you find out what it means?

• spell it backwards
• using context clues
• crying for help

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C