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Homophones

Homophones. No, know, now, New and knew Where, wear, were, we’re. Guess the Rule!. Copy out the sentences below filling in the blanks with no, know or now. (You will have noticed that now is not really a homophone, but a lot of people get it confused!)

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Homophones

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  1. Homophones No, know, now, New and knew Where, wear, were, we’re

  2. Guess the Rule! Copy out the sentences below filling in the blanks with no, know or now. (You will have noticed that now is not really a homophone, but a lot of people get it confused!) 1) If you ________ the answer don’t just say _______. __________ give me the correct answer. 2)______one will laugh, unless they have ________ manners. 3) We will have to _________ the answers for the test, otherwise we will get _________ marks. 4) ____one will _______ me ______ that I have cut my hair. 5) They __________ that we have _____ TV since we were burgled. 6) I ______you have no money but I want new clothes __________ ! 7) ____ , I don’t __________ what time it is. 8) I don’t ________ her address. 9) I won’t go to bed _____, I’m not tired. 10) I have had _________ sleep as I had toothache. No means… Know means… Now means…

  3. No, know and now Rule Copy the rule into your jotter: • Know = knowledge/being certain about something • Now = at this time • No = negative

  4. Guess the Rule! Copy the following into your jotter, filling in the blanks with new or knew. • I _____ it was too good to be true! • My sister gave me her coat; she’s never worn it – it’s _____. • My mum and dad have a ____ baby. • I was the ___ boy at school when I moved into the area last year. • I only _____ one person in my class this year. Knew means… New means…

  5. New or Knew Rule Copy this into your jotter: Knew = to have knowledge of something, the past tense of know New = if something is original, fresh or recent then it is new

  6. Guess the Rule! Again, these are not really homophones (depending on your accent), but they are easily confused. Copy out the sentences, filling in the blanks. • __________you in town? I asked you to buy something for dinner! _______ hungry! • _________ is the shirt you have to ______ to school? • At home, ______ nobody sees me, I _______ old clothes. • _________ will the dog go when ________ on holiday? • _______ you surprised when we said we _______ going to the town _______ you ______ born? • _______ you late this morning? • _______ _______ you hiding? • ______ the books on the table yesterday? • _______ all excited about the school holiday. • Do you want to _____ the red shoes? They ____ nice with that outfit the last time.

  7. Where, wear, were, we’re Copy the following into your jotter: • where = a question about a place • were = the past tense of are. Eg. We are going to the cinema/We were going to the cinema • we're = abbreviation of 'we are' • wear = to be dressed

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