LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Students will be able to define homophones, and give examples of different words that are considered homophones.

• Students will be able to determine if a word is a homophone.

• Students will be able to demonstrate correct usage and spellings of different homophones.

Words that sound the same, but mean different things and have different spellings.

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Example: hole whole, peace,piece​

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​WHAT IS A HOMOPHONE?

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​to separate into parts of pieces.

Example

Please don't touch the vase it will break.

Take an egg and break it into the bowl. ​

break

​A function in a vehicle to slow down or completely stop.

Example

The driver applied brakes to the moving train.​

brake

A place or location

Example

Please go over there. ​

There

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​The contraction of they are

​Example

They're at the movie hall. ​

They're

​Belonging to a group of people, animals or things.

Example

Their parents are in Bangalore. ​

their

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Contraction for you are

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Example​

You're amazing !​

​​You're

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​ownership / possession

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Example

That is your pen. ​

Your

​to put or place

Example

Please lay your cards on the table.

I laid the baby in the cradle.

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lay

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​To be in a flat position on a surface

lie

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Example

He lay on the bed.

You look sick. You should lie down. ​

​to agree to something.

Example

The Vizier's son accepted Asma's invite. ​

accept​

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leave out something, exclude something.

Example

No man was allowed in the Queen's chamber except the king. ​

except

• define homophones and give examples of different words that are considered homophones.

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• ​demonstrate correct usage and spelling of different homophones.

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​SUCCESS CRITERIA

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