Department of Education

REGION X-NORTHERN MINDANAO

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILIGAN CITY

ENGLIS
Vocabulary Development

NORJANAH U. BAUNTO
SY 2021-2022

TABUNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH I DISTRICT
Lesson 4 Vocabulary Development

Homonyms
EN3V-IIIe-f-13.6

What I Need to Know

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Increase vocabulary through homonyms.

What I Know
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Look for the homonym of the word made on the selection below.
a. bale b. mane c. maid d. match

2. Which of the following words below has the same sound with the word book?
a. ball b. cook c. pack d. soft

3. The word net has the same sound with the word?
a. set b. nap c. bill d. mat

4. The word sail has the same sound with sale; while the word flow has the same
sound with?
a. from b. spend c. pole d. flew

5. What word has the same sound with right?

a. mate b. seek c. write d. fit
 What’s In

Directions: What words in each pair of sentences are homonyms?

He ate the I have eight

cookies. cookies.

The sky is blue. Niko blew the candle on

the cake.

Have you eaten pear? That’s a nice pair of

shoes.

Nina called her A glass of cold

younger sister. water spill on the
table.

What’s New
Directions: Choose a word from the Word which has the same sound as
the word that names a picture.
right-write sea-see read-red
week-weak

1. I gave my mother a (read, red) rose on Mother’s day.

2. Raise your (right, write) hand before you answer the question.
3. Rosa feels (weak, week) because she is sick
4. My family is (dear, deer) to me.
5. We (see, sea) a boat from a far.

What is It?

Homonyms- are words that has the same sound but different in meaning and
spelling.
The word homonym is most often used as synonym for homophone.

Example
maid - made soul - sole way - weigh

piece - peace tale - tail night - knight

What’s More
 A. Read the story well. Find and write the homonyms words found in the
selection.

Going to Never Never land is a fantastic experience. One can go inside a cave,
a chocolate land, a river, a hill, a forest, and many other places.

Eight friends went there. They ate a lot of chocolates in the chocolate house.
Two of them went to the forest. There stayed a lady called “Queen of Hearts”.

“Little children, I made you delicious cakes. My good maid is here to serve
you, “she said. The children enjoyed dancing, eating, and playing.

All of a sudden the door closed. “You are all my children here. Your parents
will not hear and see you anymore, “said the queen.

From then on, the eight children were never to be found.

Write down as many word pair of homonyms found in the selection.

B. Choose a word from the Words Box which has the same sound as the word that names
a picture.

Words Box

pale sun see

sail hair so
1. 2.

sea - _____ hare - ______

3. 4.

pail - _____ sale - _____

5.

sew - _______

What I Have Learned

Supply the missing word to complete the sentence.

 ___________________________ are words that sound exactly alike, but have
different meanings. And it is most often used as a synonym for homophone.

Example

hole – whole sole – soul peace-piece

week – weak tale – tail hare – hair

eight – ate knees – niece not – knot

What Can I Do?

A. Write the correct words to complete each sentence.

1. I had a toy _________________ .

It landed on a land that’s ____________________ .

plain - plane

2. Cinderrella is a popular fairy __________________________ .

Her hair is long like a pig’s __________________________ .

tale - tail

3. Monica felt _____________________ .

So, her mother she quickly _____________________ .

called - cold

4. Nena’s _______________________ cannot walk fast.

 She sprain her ______________________ .

knees - niece

5. Billy get a one ___________________ sheet of paper.

And made a small ____________________ on it.

hole - whole

B. Write the pairs of words on the leaves. Look for these in the box

.
Words Box

by meat buy maid

made plate sale meet

bare pale sail bear

_________________ _________________ _________________

_______________ _______________ _______________

1 2 3

_________________ _________________

_______________ _______________
 Assessment

A. Write the correct word that best completes each sentence.

1. _____________________ The engineers were afraid the dam would (brake,

break) if the water got any higher.
2. _____________________ The baby kept staring at the (ceiling, sealing).
3. _____________________ Michael has just ordered a new bedroom (suite, sweet)
and it is beautiful!
4. _____________________ The newlyweds sat in the corner whispering (suite,
sweet) nothings to each other.
5. ______________________ The resort offers daily (made, maid) service to its
guests.

C. Fill the blanks with the correct pair of homonym words.

1. A kind ___________________ has ___________________ us hearty meals.

made - maid

2. People __________________ on the train when they reached the main

_____________________ .

road - rode
3. Do ___________________ tie the ___________________ too tightly.

knot - not

4. I _____________________ that a _____________________ of carabaos was

wading in the pond.

heard - herd

5. A __________________ is brave, so he guards the place of _______________ tightly.

night - knight

Additional Activities
Select the correct homonyms to complete the sentence correctly.

1. We have only _______________ pieces of bread left.

a. two b. to c. too

2. Buses go up the _________slowly.

a. rowed b. rode c. road
3. Did you eat a piece of ______________ today?
a. Meat b. meet c. mit

4. _____________ your banana carefully before eating.

a. peel b. peal c. pill

5. I __________ on horseback to the farm.

a. Road b. rode c. rowed