1. Homophones

2. What are homophones? The word “homo-” means the same.
The word “-phone” means sound.
Together, the word homophone means “same sound”.
Homophones are words that:
sound alike
are spelled differently
have different meanings

3. Why do homophones exist?
The English language is a “Melting Pot” of words derived from many other languages, businesses, trades, sciences, and industry jargon (language).
New technologies, social changes and regional dialects also contribute to new homophone sets.

4. Examples of Homophones: Their/There/They’re

5. Examples of Homophones: Your/You’re

6. Examples of Homophones: It’s/Its and Too/Two/To
It’s- Contraction meaning “It is or It has”
Its- Possessive pronoun meaning belonging to it.
Too- Also
I like English too!
Two- The number 2
I have two dogs.
To- Meaning towards
I walked to the bus.

7. Examples of Homophones: Which/Witch

8. Do Now
On a plain sheet of paper, explain the cartoon below in three or more complete sentences

9. Examples of Homophones: Eight/Ate

10. Examples of Homophones: Dyed/Died

11. PEACE Examples of Homophones: Piece/Peace
Piece: Part (Example: puzzle piece)
Peace: Non warring condition (Example: peace sign)

12. Examples of Homophones: Whose/Who’s

13. Homophones: Threw/Through
Threw: push or force with movement
Through: moving in one side and out the other

14. Homophones: Passed/Past
Past: gone by in time/no longer existing
Passed: move in a specific direction

15. Homophone Checklist It is a homophone if it: sounds alike
is spelled differently
has different meanings

16. Synonym and Antonym
Synonym: word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. Antonym: a word opposite in meaning to another. Fast is an antonym of slow.

17. Easily Confused Words: Accept/Except
Accept: to agree to take
Except: not including

18. ECW: Than/Then

19. E.C.W: Affect/Effect
Affect: to have an effect on/make a difference on Effect: A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

20. What to STUDY for the quiz:
1. its/it’s 2. their/they’re/there 3. your/you’re 4. to/two/too 5. whose/who’s 6. which/witch 7. eight/ate 8. died/died 9. peace/piece 10. threw/through 11. passed/past 12. accept/except 13. than/then 14. affect/effect