Homographs & Homophones
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English
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3rd Grade
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Easy
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Deuntae Jefferson
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6 Slides • 13 Questions
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🔤 Homographs & Homophones: Same Sound or Same Spelling?
Some words sound the same. Some words look the same. Let’s learn how they are different!
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Homophones are words that:
✔ sound the same
✔ have different meanings
✔ are spelled differently
Examples:
to / too / two
their / there / they’re
your / you’re
What Are Homophones?
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I want to go outside.
I want to go too.
I have two cookies.
Homophones in Sentences
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Homographs are words that:
✔ are spelled the same
✔ have different meanings
✔ may sound the same or different
Examples:
bat (animal / baseball bat)
bark (tree / dog sound)
lead (guide / metal)
What Are Homographs?
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The bat flew out of the cave.
He hit the ball with a bat.
The dog began to bark.
The tree has rough bark.
Homographs in Sentences
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Comparing Homophones & Homographs
Feature | Homophones | Homographs |
|---|---|---|
Spelling | Different | Same |
Sound | Same | Same or different |
Meaning | Different | Different |
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Multiple Choice
Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.
The bat slept in the cave.
baseball tool
flying animal
tree branch
ball
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Multiple Choice
Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.
He hit the ball with a bat.
baseball tool
flying animal
leaf
sound
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Multiple Choice
Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.
The dog began to bark loudly.
tree covering
dog sound
fruit
leaf
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Multiple Choice
Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.
The tree’s bark is rough.
dog sound
tree covering
root
flower
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Multiple Choice
Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning of the bold word.
I want to play outside.
number two
also
shows action or direction
ownership
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Multiple Choice
Which pair of words are homophones?
bat / bark
run / jump
to / too
dog / cat
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Multiple Choice
Homophones are words that…
look the same and mean the same
sound the same but mean different things
are spelled the same
rhyme
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Multiple Choice
Homographs are words that…
sound the same
rhyme
are spelled the same but have different meanings
are always verbs
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Multiple Choice
Read the sentence:
The dog’s bark was loud.
What does bark mean?
tree covering
dog sound
baseball bat
leaf
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Multiple Choice
Read the sentence:
The tree’s bark is rough.
What does bark mean?
dog sound
tree covering
animal
leaf
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses a homophone correctly?
I have to dogs.
There playing outside.
I want to go too.
Your my friend.
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Multiple Choice
Which word means “belongs to them”?
there
they’re
their
them
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses the word bat to mean an animal?
He hit the ball with a bat.
The bat flew through the night sky.
She bought a bat at the store.
The bat is made of wood.
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Some words sound the same. Some words look the same. Let’s learn how they are different!
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