Homonyms topic for Grade 3. This slide gives definitions and comprehensive example about homonyms as well as examples and sample activities.

1. It’s English Time
4th Quarter

2. Riddle Time
Solve the
following riddles
on your
notebook. You
only have 10
seconds to
answer.

3. I am a band that you
wear on your finger
and a sound that
your phone makes.
What am I?

4. I am a small animal with
a pointed nose and a
long tail, and I am also
connected and used
with laptops and
computers. What am I?

5. I cover the outside
part of a tree trunk
and I am a loud noise
that a dog makes.
What am I?

6. I am a black animal
that lives in caves and
I am an equipment
used in playing
baseball. What am I?

7. I am spike-shaped metal
used for joining woods
and other materials, and
I am the thin plate at the
end of your fingers and
toes. What am I?

8. Ring

9. Mouse

10. Bark

11. Bat

12. Nail

13. Homonyms
Objective:
To define homonyms and
identify examples.

14. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.
HOMONYM
“HOMO”
same
“NYM”
name

15. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.
Homonyms are words
that are spelled and
sound alike but have
different meaning.

16. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

17. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

18. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

19. Other Examples

20. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

21. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

22. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

23. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

24. What other words can
you think of that have the
same sound and spelling
but different meaning?

25. Objective: To define homonyms and identify examples.

26. Activity Time

27. A. Find the homonym that will
complete the sentences below.
1.I brought back a beautiful ____________
from my trip to Japan. I am a big
_________of tennis.
2.Helping a friend in need is the
__________thing to do. The
__________side of the jacket is red; the
inside is black.
3.She opened the _________ of the car
and found it empty. The elephant picked
up the banana with his __________.

28. Find the homonym that will complete
the sentences below.
4. We need to ________and clean
the fish before we cook them. The
________ of this measuring tape is
in centimeters
5. Look at all the spare _______we
found in the sofa. Remember to
bring a ________of clothes for your
sleepover!

29. B. Match the definitions with sentences.
leave
A.to go away from or depart
B. to let stay awaiting a later decision
C. absent from work with permission
6. _____ The bus will leave in
two minutes.
7. _____ He is on leave from his
job due to illness.
8. _____Let’s leave that decision
for tomorrow

30. B. Match the definitions with sentences.
ear
A. the organ of hearing in people and
some other animals
B. ability to hear sounds clearly and
accurately
9. _____ We have two ears to hear
with.
10. _____ She has good ears for music
and can recognize many tunes.