Homophones

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Homophones
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Homophones are words that sound the same but have
different spellings and different meanings. For
example, pair and pear are homophones.
This is a pair of shoes. Pair means two of
something.
This is a pear. It is a fruit.
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Here are some more examples. witch
which
and
tail tale
and
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toe tow
and
bored board
and
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Here are some more words that are homophones.
Can you think of the other word to make the pair?
Work with a partner to find the missing
words. brake and ____ ? dear and
____ ? meat and ____ ? hear
and ____ ?
and
and
and
and
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There are many more examples of homophones. How
many can you think of? Start a list of
homophones. For each word find a picture and then
use the word in a sentence. bear
bare
and
The oak tree was bare after it lost all of its
leaves.
A hungry bear hunted for some acorns to eat.