1. Homophones

2. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. For example, pair and pear are homophones. This is a pair of shoes. Pair means two of something. This is a pear. It is a fruit.

3. Here are some more examples. witch which tail tale

4. toe tow bored board

5. Here are some more words that are homophones. Can you think of the other word to make the pair? Work with a partner to find the missing words. brake and ____? dear and ____ ? meat and ____ ? hear and ____ ?

6. There are many more examples of homophones. How many can you think of? Start a list of homophones. For each word find a picture and then use the word in a sentence. bear bare A hungry bear hunted for some acorns to eat. The oak tree was bare after it lost all of its leaves.