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Homophones

The document explains homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings, and provides examples such as 'be/bee' and 'hole/whole.' It includes tongue twisters and writing activities to practice using homophones in sentences. Additionally, there is a listening activity where partners take turns using homophones to enhance comprehension.

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Homophones homo = same phone = sound Words that sound the same, but have different meanings.
The following words are homophones. be bee ate eight sun son hole whole
For example: This is a Teddy BEAR and their feet are BARE.
Let’s see how many you know!
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Homophone tongue twister How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Homophone tongue twister One-one was a race horse. Two-two was one too. One-one won one race. Two-two won one too.
Writing Activity buy / bye /by Example: I will buy a car by next Tuesday, so I can say, “Bye” to taking the bus.  hour /our one / won four / for flour / flower ate / eight
More homophones! hi / high new / knew tail / tale to / too / two through / threw where / wear would / wood night / knight meet / meat pair / pare week / weak sum / some your / you’re not / knot sew / so witch / which plain / plane there / their / they’re no / know need / kneed beat / beet
Speaking & Listening Activity • Your teacher will put you in pairs. • You will take turns saying a sentence using one of the two homophones in the list on the previous slide. • Listen to your partner carefully and write down the word you hear. Ex: (through / threw) Partner A says a sentence: “He threw a snowball at the tree.” Partner B writes the word “threw” on their sheet of paper.