1. 3rd Grade Lesson 12 Spelling Words
Homophones

2. Homophones
Homophones are words that sound exactly the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
For example:
flower flour-

3. hole
My parents dug a big hole in the back yard to plant a tree to give us more shade.

4. whole
The cake looked so good I wanted to eat the whole thing!

5. its
The kitten always sleeps with its toys.

6. it’s
It’s such a hot day that this is the only place this dog wanted to be!

7. hear
The dog’s big ears help him hear.

8. here
You can put your things to be recycled here.

9. won
She was first to cross the finish line and won the race.

10. one
This is the number one.

11. our
The Earth is our planet. We all need to help take care of it.

12. hour
One hour is 60 minutes long.

13. their
The kids were excited to get their new shoes.

14. there
Our hike isn’t over. We still have to get over there!

15. fur
This dog sure does have a lot of fur!

16. fir
This kind of tree is a fir tree.