Starter quiz
- Select the pair of homophones.
- here ✓
- hair
- hear ✓
- heard
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- Identify the correct definition of a homophone.
- words that sound different but have the same meaning
- words that sound the same but have different spellings ✓
- words that are spelt the same but have a different meaning
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- Identify the correct definition of a homonym.
- words that sound different but have the same meaning
- words that sound the same but have different spellings
- words that are spelt the same but have a different meaning ✓
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- Match the homophones.
- buy⇔by ✓
- knew⇔new ✓
- there⇔they're ✓
- Choose the correct spelling to complete the following sentence: Let's go __________ the park.
- to ✓
- two
- too
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- Identify the correct spelling of the word in bold. I spent most of my half term at the leasure centre.
- liesure
- leashar
- lesure
- leisure ✓
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Exit quiz
- Select the pair of homophones.
- steal ✓
- steely
- stealthy
- steel ✓
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- Match the homophones.
- who's⇔whose ✓
- you're⇔your ✓
- it's⇔its ✓
- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. The community were in morening because they'd lost a great leader.
- morning
- mourning ✓
- mouring
- moning
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. I bought new staitonary to start the term.
- staitonery
- stationary
- stationery ✓
- stationnery
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- Choose the correct spelling to complete the following sentence: __________ to the instructions, you must clean the machine before switching it on.
- Acordding
- According ✓
- According ✓
- Accoreding
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. Every individule has their own unique talents.
- 'individual' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones.
- 'Whose' and 'who's' are homophones.
- 'Stationary' and 'stationery' are homophones.
- We can look for naughty letters to help us to remember tricky spellings.
- How to spell the curriculum words: according and individual.
Common misconception
Homophones sound the same so pupils may rely on previous spelling rules and so, spell them the same.
Spend time showing each word in a sentence, use images to support understanding and make sure each homophone is practised using a strategy.
Keywords
Homophone - words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings
Word class - different types of words that are used to form sentences
Context - the surrounding words or sentences that help determine the meaning of a word or phrase
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