(Words that sound alike but spelled different) HOMOPHONES (Words that sound alike but spelled different) Second Grade English Lesson Common Core Standard 2.L.2.4.a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase Created by Brittney Spellman http://languagearts.k12flash.com/homonyms_homophones.gif

QUESTION OF THE DAY WHAT ARE HOMOPHONES?

VOCABULARY “According to Merriam- Webster Homophones are words that are pronounced like another word but are different in meaning, origin, or spelling (Homophone, 2015).”

COMMON HOMOPHONES Hear/Here Knows/Nose Hour/Our Sea/See Know/No Son/Sun Meat/Meet Tail/Tale Plain/Plane Their/There Right/Write To/Two/Too Road/Rode Blew/Blue

HOMOPHONE LEARNING VIDEO This vide is used as an aid to help you guys understand Homophones though a song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7911KEv-TI4

USE HOMOPHONES CORRECTLY Please answer each question on a separate sheet of paper

FUN ACTIVITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHnryinsPsc At the end of this video there is an activity I would like for all of you to do. It is a guide that can help you with this lesson. Have fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHnryinsPsc

CONCLUSION….. In conclusion Homophones are words that are commonly used out of context. They are words that sound alike but are spelled differently which is why people misuse them. This lesson is meant to help you understand how to use these words. THANK YOU!

REFERENCES Homophone. (2015). Retrieved April 24, 2015, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homophone Homophones There, Their, They're, Your, You're, To, Too, Two Song by Melissa. (2014, September 28). Retrieved April 22, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7911KEv-TI4 Scotty, L. (2014, November 8). Homophones - Have fun with words! Retrieved April 23, 2015, from https://youtu.be/nHnryinsPsc