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 What is a homophone?

Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelt
differently and have different meanings.

Can you think of any examples?

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What is the difference in meaning between these words?

grate great

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What is the difference in meaning between these words?

groan grown medal meddle

here hear plain plane
knot not rain rein reign
mail male scene seen
main mane weather whether
meat meet

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 Homophones
Some homophones have apostrophes
because they are contractions.
Remember — these words are short for two words.
So
IfSo if
you you mean
mean
if you who is,
theyheare,
mean use
use
will, who’s
they’re
use he’ll
Otherwise use whose
If you
If you mean
mean a place,
part use use
of a foot, there
heel
If you mean you are, use you’re
If you mean something
If you that belongs
mean make to them,
better, use heal use their
If you mean something that belongs to you, use your
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 Homophones

What about these extra tricky homophones?

accept except

Accept means to receive or agree to something.

Except means something being left out.

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 Homophones

What about these extra tricky homophones?

affect effect
Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun.
You can affect the growth The effect of a flower
of a flower by keeping being kept in the dark
Ifityou affect
in the dark.
something, it causes an effect.
is it won’t grow.
Affect is an action. Effect is the end product.
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 Homophones

Are you ready to test

your homophone knowledge?

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 Homophone Bingo

Write down 5 words from the next screen

Version
You must1— Yoursure
make teacher will click
you have on a homophone
the right box to reveal
a sentence
to to readright.
get the answer out.
The missing words are all homophones.
The first
Version 2— person to circle will
Your teacher all 5click
of their
on awords
box towins!
reveal
a picture that’s a clue to a homophone.

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 Choose 5 Words:

ball brake heel peace

bawl break heal piece

berry fair missed sun

bury fare mist son

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 Questions Version 1 - Sentences
To score a goal, you The baby let out a
I have a blister on the We had a great time
heel of my foot. fair yesterday. have to kick the bawl
____ because he
______ at the ____
ball into the net.
____ was tired.

If you keep dropping When riding a bike,

It is theheal
doctors’ job You have to pay 70p
fare your pencil, you braketo
you must _____
to _____ sick patients. for a child’s bus ____.
will break
_____ it. slow down.

If you want some

peace and quiet, I could barely see
My neighbour’s ______ Please may I have a
son is my age. piece of cake? through the early
____ you can go to the ______ mist
morning ____.
library.

I got burned from berry I will bury

I am going to ____ I’m running late
The only _____
sitting outside in the my time capsule in because I’ve
sun yesterday. eat is a blueberry. missed
____ the garden. ______ the bus.

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 Questions Version 2 - Pictures

heel fair ball bawl

heal fare break brake

son peace piece mist

sun berry bury missed

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