Starter quiz
- Match the homophones.
- guest⇔guessed ✓
- allowed⇔aloud ✓
- heard⇔herd ✓
- aisle⇔isle ✓
- Put the strategy in the correct order.
- 1⇔look
- 2⇔cover
- 3⇔write
- 4⇔check
- What word class is the word 'lead' in this sentence? The pipes were lined with lead.
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- noun ✓
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- Identify the nouns in this sentence: An enormous wave crashed against the rocks.
- enormous
- wave ✓
- crashed
- against
- rocks ✓
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- Identify the verb in this sentence: An enormous wave crashed against the rocks.
- enormous
- wave
- crashed ✓
- against
- rocks
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold: Take a deep breathe and count to ten.
- 'breath' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the words to the correct definitions.
- homonyms⇔words that look the same, but have different meanings ✓
- homophones⇔words that sound exactly the same, but have different spellings ✓
- near-homophones⇔words that sound similar to other words but have a different spelling ✓
- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. The paper had a tair in it because it was ripped.
- tare
- tere
- tear ✓
- teer
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- What word class is the word 'wound' in this sentence? I wound the hands of the clock to tell the time.
- noun
- adjective
- verb ✓
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- What word class is the word 'match' in this sentence? Pass me a match so I can light a fire.
- noun ✓
- adjective
- verb
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- Identify the sentences that apply to homonyms.
- they are spelt the same ✓
- they have slightly different spellings
- they have different meanings ✓
- they can be pronounced differently ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. The comunitey came together to clean up the litter.
- 'community' ✓
Worksheet
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Key learning points
- Two or more words that are spelt the same but have different meanings are called homonyms.
- Some homonyms are spelt the same, but have contrasting sounds and different meanings (e.g. tear, wind, wound or read).
- The meaning and word class of homonyms can be determined by their context.
- How to spell the curriculum words: community and leisure.
Common misconception
Pupils may pronounce homonyms incorrectly in sentences.
Show pupils that we can use the context of the sentence to help us uncover the meaning of the homonym and therefore its pronunciation.
Keywords
Homoynm - words that have the same spelling or pronunciation as other words but a different meaning.
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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