The document discusses homophones and homographs. Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings or spellings, like new and knew. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings or pronunciations. Examples of homographs that are pronounced the same (homonyms) are present, desert, and close. Examples of homographs pronounced differently (heteronyms) are present, desert, and close. The document provides an activity for readers to identify homophones and determine the correct meaning of homographs in sample sentences.

1. HOMOPHONES

2. WHAT IS A
HOMOPHONE?
Two or more words having the
same pronunciation but different
meanings, origins, or spelling, for
example new and knew.

3. EXAMPLES

4. EXAMPLES

5. HOMOGRAPHS

6. WHAT ARE HOMOGRAPHS?
are words with the same
spelling but having more than
one meaning.

7. WHAT ARE HOMOGRAPHS?
may be pronounced the same
(homonyms), or they may be
pronounced differently
(heteronyms, also known as
heterophones).

8. HOMOGRAPHS: HOMONYMS

9. HOMOGRAPHS: HOMONYMS

10. HOMOGRAPHS: HOMONYMS

11. HOMOGRAPHS: HETERONYMS
PRESENT PRESENT

12. HOMOGRAPHS: HETERONYMS
DESERT DESERT

13. HOMOGRAPHS: HETERONYMS
CLOSE CLOSE

14. ACTIVITY TIME

15. Write the homophone of the given word on the line to
complete the phrase.
Ex: fair – fare for the jeepney ride
1. Waste - _______________ of the lady
2. Meat - _______________ my friends
3. Here - _______________ the sound
4. Son - _______________ and moon
5. Deer –_______________friend

16. Read the sentence with the underlined word. Write the letter of the
answer choice in which the correct meaning of the word is given.
1. When I was taking the trash out at night, I saw a bat fly in the air.
a. animal
b. wooden stick
c. tool
d. garbage

17. 2. As the mailman delivered the mail, he heard a loud bark from inside the
house.
a. beeping
b. tree covering
c. a dog’s noise
d. yell
3. If you can run fast, you should join the running team.
a. container
b. able to
c. have to
d. bottle

18. 4. The kids will play together this summer when school is out.
a. perform
b. a drama or show
c. learn
d. have fun
5. He ate his cereal in a bowl each morning before school.
a. sport
b. dish
c. alley
d. kitchen