This video discusses homophones and homographs. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings, such as won/one and there/their/too. Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings depending on context, such as read, tire, and tone. Examples of homophones include see/sea and meet/meat. Examples of homographs include bow, scale, and scale. The video provides these examples to help explain the differences between homophones and homographs.

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Vocabulary Strategy

4. Homophones
Homophones are words that sound alike •
but they have different meanings and
different spellings.
Won and One
There and Their
Too, Two, and To

5. Homophones
See Sea
Meet Meat

6. Homographs
• Homographs are words that may
or may not sound alike but have
the same spelling but a different
meaning.
Read and Read
Tire and Tire
Tone and Tone

7. Homographs
Bow Bow
Scale Scale

9. A bat has sensitive ears.

10. A bat has sensitive ears.

11. The baseball player dove for the
ball and he got it.

12. The baseball player dove for the
ball and he got it.

13. The penguin preens its down to
keep it clean.

14. The penguin cleans its down.

15. 1. – past of /eat/
2. – number after seven /8/
2
Sara has got …………. marks in her
dictation.
1
Sara …………. two apples.

16. 1. – uncovered - unclothed
2. – animal
2
A hunter shot a …………. in its neck.
1
The tree becomes …………. in winter.

17. 1. – to exist
2. – a buzzing insect
2
A …………. bit Sara’s cheeks.
1
I want to…………. with you.

18. I turned on the light so I could see
better.
1. The feather was very light.
2. She wore light colors because it was going to be a hot day.
3. There is only one light in the living room.

19. Will you show me how to bake a pie?
1. I want to show you my new toy.
2. I went to the show with dad.
3. My favorite television show is on tonight.

20. The peas were in a can.
1. I can do it by myself.
2. Can you help me do the dishes?
3. Mom gave me a can of peanuts for the
party.