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Homophones Vocabulary

Homophones Vocabulary. Hilary Allbritton Maya Austin, Natalie Bennett, . What is a Homophone?. Words are spelled differently and have different meanings Have you ever heard of a group of words called homophones?

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Homophones Vocabulary

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  1. HomophonesVocabulary Hilary Allbritton Maya Austin, Natalie Bennett,

  2. What is a Homophone? • Words are spelled differently and have different meanings • Have you ever heard of a group of words called homophones? • Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different spelling and meaning

  3. Homophones • It is helpful to look at context clues in sentences that have homophones to know what homophones is being used. • 1. My mom bought me a pair of shoes. • 2. Brad ate a pear for snack today. • Was there anything else in the sentence that helped you to know the difference between pear and pair?

  4. How you Should Teach Homophones • Homophones are more of a problem for spelling than reading because context usually clarifies their meaning. • Although, in some cases, it is important to recognize the spelling of certain words in order to interpret the meaning of a sentence correctly. • A great way of introducing homophones to your students is to discuss riddles. • Write a riddle on the dry erase board and have students identify the word that is a homophone. • For example, “What is black and white and read all over?” (the newspaper)-read is the homophone

  5. Purpose of Homophones • The purpose is to develop reading fluency by recognizing that sometimes words are pronounced the same but have different spellings or meanings.

  6. Procedure for Implementing Homophones • Steps: • 1. Read the selection • 2. Write the sentence that contains the homophone. • 3. Circle the homophone. • 4. Write the meaning of the homophone beside the word.

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