1. (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

2. QUESTION OF THE DAY
WHAT ARE HOMOPHONES?

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

4. 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

5. HOMOPHONE LEARNING VIDEO
This vide is used as an aid to help you guys understand Homophones though a song.

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

7. 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!

8. 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!

9. REFERENCES
Homophone. (2015). Retrieved April 24, 2015, from Homophones There, Their, They're, Your, You're, To, Too, Two Song by Melissa. (2014, September 28). Retrieved April 22, 2015, from Scotty, L. (2014, November 8). Homophones - Have fun with words! Retrieved April 23, 2015, from