Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Understanding homophones can help increase your vocabulary. Examples are blew/blue, foul/fowl, ball/bawl, read/reed, rain/rein, bough/bow. A worksheet provides sentences using some of the homophones to practice distinguishing their meanings. The document relates to language arts and technology objectives about increasing sight words, using reference materials, and using multimedia tools to present ideas.

1. Homophones

2. SCOS objectives:
Language Arts:
1.4 - Increase sight vocabulary
1.5 -Use word reference
materials to confirm decoding
skills, verify spelling, and extend
meanings of words
Technology:
2.9 – Identify, discuss and use multimedia
tools
3.4 – Identify, discuss, and use multimedia to present
ideas/concepts/information in a variety of ways

3. How can under-
standing homophones
help you increase
your vocabulary?
Essential Question

4. Homophones are
words that sound the same,
are spelled differently,
and have different meanings
blew blue
ex.

5. Foul
A violation of the rules of a sports game.

6. Fowl
any of several birds like
chickens and ducks

7. Ball
A round body used in games

8. Bawl
to cry loudly

9. read
to understand the meaning of
something written

10. reed
the straight stalk of any of
various grasses growing in
marshy places

11. rain
water that falls in drops
from the sky

12. rein
a leather strap fastened
to the end of a bridle

13. bough
a branch of a tree

14. bow
to bend the body or head,
as in salutation

15. 1.The man wanted to _____ when he
lost his favorite _____.
bawl
ball
2.I held the ____ tightly in the
pouring ___.
rein
rain
3. Megan will ____ a story about a
___ that grows on the riverbank.
read
reed
4. Take a ____ under the _____ of
the Christmas tree.
bow bough

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