Grammar Homographs/Homonyms & Homophones Goal for Lesson 10: You will learn the difference between words that sound the same but have different spellings & meanings. You will identify homographs & homophones.
Homographs or Homonyms: A word or a group of words Grammar Homographs or Homonyms: A word or a group of words that share the same spelling but have different meanings. e.g., right(the right side) and right(correct).
Homonyms/Homographs: Grammar Homonyms/Homographs: Words that sound the same & are spelled the same but have have different meanings. Example: lead (the metal) and lead (verb).
Homographs/homonyms can have the same or different pronunciations, Grammar Homographs/homonyms can have the same or different pronunciations, e.g., well (adjective, to be healthy) well (noun, a spring or natural Source of water) lead (noun, the metal) lead (verb, to take charge). Review the words to discuss meaning. Move to next slide putting them into context. When do you know which meaning is the correct one?
present a gift / to introduce object a thing/to be against refuse rubbish/not to agree produce what's grown on a farm/to make tear rip/a clear liquid secreted from the eye
Identifying the correct meaning for the homograph/homonym word in Grammar Identifying the correct meaning for the homograph/homonym word in context: I would like to present to you my new friend. 2. I object to the ruling of the referee in the game. 3. Fresh produce is the healthiest choice at the food market. What would be the correct meaning for the following words: present, object, and produce. When you don’t know what the words mean in the context of the passage, you will need to look it up in the dictionary.
Words pronounced the same as another but will have a different Grammar Homophones: Words pronounced the same as another but will have a different spelling and different meaning. Examples: Ant (noun)/ aunt (noun) bare (adjective)/ bear (noun). Look for the general meaning for each message? What are the passages saying? Are the main ideas the same? Are the details that support the main ideas different or similar?
Billed: receiving notice of payment required Grammar Homophone examples: Billed: receiving notice of payment required Build: to construct or make Dear: a greeting in a letter Deer: mammal of the family cirvidae, as in moose, or elk Fair: free from bias, or a carnival, or moderate Fare: the cost to purchase Let’s look at the following words in the table. What does the word bored mean? Not excited, lacking interest What does the word Board mean? It is a hard surface to it can be a group of people in charge of a club or committee.
Can you locate the different homophones in the sentences Grammar Homophones Can you locate the different homophones in the sentences on the next slides? Often you can know their meaning from the context of the passage. You should have access to a dictionary for this activity. We will practice them together.
Underline the correct homophone(s) in each sentence: Using Words: Homophones Underline the correct homophone(s) in each sentence: The (sale, sail) on the lake will be rough today. 2. A large (boulder, bolder) rolled down the mountainside. 3. Why is that crowd on the (pier, peer)?
Underline the correct homophone(s) in each sentence: Using Words: Homophones Underline the correct homophone(s) in each sentence: The (sale, sail) on the lake will be rough today. 2. A large (boulder, bolder) rolled down the mountainside. 3. Why is that crowd on the (pier, peer)?
Grammar The words that you do not know the meanings of will need to be looked up in a dictionary! Dictionaries are useful tools!
4. Don’t you like to (brows, browse) around in a bookstore? Using Words: Homonyms 4. Don’t you like to (brows, browse) around in a bookstore? 5. We spent several (days, daze) at an old-fashioned (in, inn). 6. The ship was caught in an ice (flow, floe). What words did you have trouble with?
4. Don’t you like to (brows, browse) around in a bookstore? Using Words: Homonyms 4. Don’t you like to (brows, browse) around in a bookstore? 5. We spent several (days, daze) at an old-fashioned (in, inn). 6. The ship was caught in an ice (flow, floe). What words did you have trouble with?
Using Words: Homophones 7. They did not want to (lone, loan) our their book. 8. We drove four miles in a foggy (missed, mist). 9. Don’t you like to (sea, see) friends?
Using Words: Homophones 7. They did not want to (lone, loan) our their book. 8. We drove four miles in a foggy (missed, mist). 9. Don’t you like to (sea, see) friends?
Using Words: Homophones 10. Jack (threw, through) the ball (threw, through) the goal. 11. We (buy, by)fish from the market at the (beach, beech). 12. The parade will march (strait, straight) (through, threw) town.
Using Words: Homophones 10. Jack (threw, through) the ball (threw, through) the goal. 11. We (buy, by)fish from the market at the (beach, beech). 12. The parade will march (strait, straight) (through, threw) town.
13. Will (you, ewe) please take the lead and go first? 14. The farmer caught the horse by the (rain, reign, rein). 15. She stepped on the (break, brake) suddenly. 16. (Their, There) are too many people to get on this boat. B 1.way 2. Steel 3. Sale 4. Fair 5. Through 6. Piece 7. Made 8. Sore 9. Son 10. Eight 11. Sea 12 vane or vein
13. Will (you, ewe) please take the lead and go first? 14. The farmer caught the horse by the (rain, reign, rein). 15. She stepped on the (break, brake) suddenly. 16. (Their, There) are too many people to get on this boat. B 1.way 2. Steel 3. Sale 4. Fair 5. Through 6. Piece 7. Made 8. Sore 9. Son 10. Eight 11. Sea 12 vane or vein
17. The wren (flew, flue) in a (strait, straight) line. 18. We were not (allowed, aloud) to visit the museum yesterday. 19. How many dollars and (cents, scents) do you have? 20. What a tremendous (feat, feet) the team accomplished!
17. The wren (flew, flue) in a (strait, straight) line. 18. We were not (allowed, aloud) to visit the museum yesterday. 19. How many dollars and (cents, scents) do you have? 20. What a tremendous (feat, feet) the team accomplished!
Write a homophone for each word below. Remember a homonym is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and a different meaning. Examples: their / they’re / there, hear / here
1.weigh ______ 2. heir ______ fare ______ 4. threw ______ Write a homophone for each word below: 1.weigh ______ 2. heir ______ fare ______ 4. threw ______ 5. maid ______ 6. soar _______ 7. ate ______ 8. see ________
fare fair 4. threw through 5. maid made 6. soar sore Write a homophone for each word below: 1.weigh way 2. heir air fare fair 4. threw through 5. maid made 6. soar sore 7. ate eight 8. see sea
Putting it into Practice: Can you locate homonyms/ Grammar Putting it into Practice: Can you locate homonyms/ homographs & homophones in your independent reading? List them in your journal. Write the correct meaning next to each one.
NOTE: Work on the handout: Homonyms and Homophones Grammar NOTE: Work on the handout: Homonyms and Homophones (homographs-synonym for homophones) to practice the correct word and spelling in the correct context. Be careful! These words can be tricky!
Grammar Thank you for joining me today for lesson # 10: Homonyms and Homophones (homographs-synonym for homophones) And until next time, Good-Bye.