1. HOMOPHONES Grade 2 Technology Center Activity
Directions- Read each slide carefully. Use the arrows to move through the slides. On the final slide follow directions for completing and printing the BRAINSTORMING activity.

2. Click the box above to begin the video.
Today you will learn all about special words. Watch this short video to learn about these words.
Click the box above to begin the video.

3. What are HOMOPHONES?
HOMOPHONES are words that sound alike but have different spellings and meaning.

4. HOMOPHONES - Example 1 blew blue The wind blew the tall tree.
My mom has a new blue car.
In this sentence blew means the wind moved.
In this sentence blue is a color.

5. The maid works very hard.
HOMOPHONES - Example 2
maid
made
The maid works very hard.
Mr. Joe made a box out of wood.
In this sentence maid names a person who has a job cleaning.
In this sentence made means created.

6. sea see She couldn’t see without her glasses.
Remember, HOMOPHONES are words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings. Can you identify the homophones in these sentences? Click on each homophone .
She couldn’t see without her glasses.
I went swimming in the sea.
sea
see

7. weak week A week is seven days long.
Find the words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings in the next two sentences. Click on the homophones.
A week is seven days long.
He was too weak to move the heavy object.
weak
week

8. Use your knowledge of homophones to choose the correct word to complete this sentence.
My father always gives my mom a beautiful ________________ on her birthday.
flower
flour

9. I think you should check that one out again!

10. GREAT JOB! You’ve earned a FLOWER!

11. CLICK THE EAR BELOW FOR THE HOMOPHONE BRAINSTORMING WEB.
You’ve learned all about HOMOPHONES. Now it’s time for you to BRAINSTORM homophones. Your homophone web should include pairs of words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
CLICK THE EAR BELOW FOR THE HOMOPHONE BRAINSTORMING WEB.

12. Citations Video Segment –
Phonics in Context: Odds and Ends. United Learning(1997).Retrieved June 13, 2007, from unitedstreaming: