Starter quiz
- Match the words to the correct definitions.
- homonym⇔words that sound and are spelt the same ✓
- homophone⇔words that sound the same but have different spellings ✓
- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. A single teer rolled down his cheek.
- tier
- teir
- tear ✓
- teyr
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. Tair the envelope to open it.
- tare
- tear ✓
- tere
- teyr
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- Match the homophones.
- great⇔grate ✓
- hair⇔hare ✓
- wait⇔weight ✓
- our⇔hour ✓
- ball⇔bawl ✓
- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. He was running to catch the trayn.
- trane
- trayne
- traine
- train ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. I enjoyed myself at the Christmas fayre.
- 'fair' ✓
Exit quiz
- Select the pair of homophones.
- here ✓
- hair
- hear ✓
- heard
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- Match the homophones.
- buy⇔by ✓
- knew⇔new ✓
- there⇔they're ✓
- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. Were are my keys?
- Wear
- Wair
- Whear
- Where ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. Let's go too the park.
- two
- to ✓
- tew
- tue
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- Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. I bought a brand nue umbrella.
- noo
- gnew
- knew
- new ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. You can have one corter of the cake.
- 'quarter' ✓
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Key learning points
- Homophones are words that have different spellings and multiple meanings, but sound the same.
- A homonym is a word that has the same spelling or pronunciation as another but a different meaning.
- The meaning of a homonym or homophone is dependent on the context.
- How to spell the curriculum word: quarter.
Common misconception
Many of these words are high frequency or common exception words.
Be explicit about the difficulties in spelling these words and give time to practise spelling these common exception words.
Keywords
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Homonym - words that have the same spellings or pronunciation as another word or words but a different meaning.
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