1. Bell ringer # Commonly Confused Words
HOMONYMS
HEAR/ Here

2. HOMONYM DENOTATIONS:
HOMONYM- two words that sound the same but have different spelling and meanings
What are some other common homonyms?
*Hear (verb) – to perceive by the ear.
Ex. I hear music playing in the background.
Here (adverb) – in this place; in this spot or location
Ex. You are there and I am here.

3. Homophone practice:
Did you (hear, here) the news about the devastating hurricane (hear, here) in South Florida?
2. I can (hear, here) the crashing waves of the sea (hear, here) in my hotel room.
3. I want you to come and (hear, here) me so please come (hear, here) as soon as you finish school.
4. Since I am (hear, here) may I please (hear, here) the amazing story you had this summer?
5. (Hear, Here) you are; I have been looking everywhere for you (hear, here) at the mall!

4. Context Clues
Out of on window I can see the smooglborg, those mysterious deep shaded arbors, the riotous old-fashioned flowers, and bushes and gnarly trees.
Dog b) clouds c) garden d) bumblebees
It is grabbled off ---the paper in great patches all around the head of my bed, about as far as I can reach, and in a great place on the other side of the room low down.
Stripped b) pasted c) smashed d) folded
I lie here on this great fnicklated bed—it is nailed down, I believe—and follow that pattern about by the hour.
a) frozen b) immovable c)shaking d) movable