Starter quiz
- Select the pair of homophones.
- stationary ✓
- station
- stationed
- stationery ✓
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- Match the homophones.
- morning⇔mourning ✓
- who's⇔whose ✓
- steel⇔steal ✓
- principal⇔principle ✓
- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: You should make your bed and open your curtains each morening.
- mourning
- morning ✓
- moning
- mornning
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- Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Where is yore coat?
- your ✓
- yuor
- you're
- your'e
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- Choose the correct spelling to complete the following sentence: It is wrong to __________ from others.
- stele
- steil
- steel
- steal ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: Every indivduel is unique and special.
- 'individual' ✓
Exit quiz
- Identify the correct definition of homophones.
- words that sound different but have the same meaning
- words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings ✓
- words that sound very similar but have a slightly different spelling and meaning
- words that sound the same and are spelt the same
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- What is the difference between a homophone and a near-homophone?
- near-homophones don't sound exactly the same ✓
- near-homophones sound exactly the same
- near-homophones are spelt exactly the same
- near-homophones sound the same and are spelt the same
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. The introduction will procede the main event.
- proceed
- proecede
- precede ✓
- preaceed
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. Any prophit will be given to charity.
- prophet
- profet
- profit ✓
- phrofit
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He had changed so much I did not recanise him.
- reckonise
- reconise
- recugnize
- recognise ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: I was glad they won the prize within their catagry.
- 'category' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Two or more words that almost sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called near-homophones.
- 'Accept' and 'except' are near-homophones.
- 'Wary' and 'weary' are near-homophones.
- 'Advice' and 'advise' and 'device' and 'devise' are near-homophones.
- How to spell the curriculum words: recognise and category.
Common misconception
Pupils may select the wrong spelling for the wrong sentence.
Spend time talking about the meaning of the words as you come across them. Show pupils how to use the context of the sentence to help you decipher the meaning and if relevant, discuss its etymology.
Keywords
Near-homophone - a word that sounds very similar to another word but has a slightly different spelling and a different meaning
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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