1. Homophones

2. Learners will be able to: 1. Proof read a piece of text and identify 3 or more homophones 2. Match at least 3 or more homophones to its correct pair 3. Write a short piece of text of 100 words of more using homophones incorrectly

3. Homophones Homophones are words that sound alike but they have different meanings and different spellings. Pair and Pear

4. Homographs Homographs are words that may or may not sound alike but have the same spelling but a different meaning. Bow and BowBow

5. What's the point? Why do you think it’s important to use homophones correctly in your writing?

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7. Last when I looked up the sky was dark.I new I stars but was surprised buy brightness. Who had them beautiful? I was they had millions of years ago, and I was up in there beauty. I wanted to at them, my was disturbed. of this would forgotten but I knew it was to last. night blue wouldsee I their made seemso sure beenmade caught stareforeverbutpeace Nonebe great too

8. Write it up! 1. 3 learners sit in front of the board with a marker 2. Your teacher is going to sound out a homophone 3. Each learner must run up to the board and write down a pair of homophones 4. The learner who is the slowest stays in their chair and is replaced by another learner Mrs L Hendy

9. Matchit! O Task 2 O Learners to work in small groups O Match the homophone to its correct pair O Use 3 pairs of homophones to create a new sentence Mrs L Hendy

10. Task 3: Use the homophones from the pack of cards to write a short piece of text. Use homophones incorrectly then hand to a peer to proofread and correct.