Target Level 4 - Bread and
Butter Skills – Homophones
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High frequency words –
Homophones
Homophones
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Homophones and common
Words that sound the same but have different spellings
patterns
are called homophones.
Can you think of any?
Recognizing and
learning homophones
can make a big
difference to your
spelling.
Homophones quiz
There, their and they’re
There is a word for
There can be used to show place:
It is over there.
There can also be used with a verb:
There is no point.
direction – just
remember it has
here in it: there.
Their shows that something belongs to them:
It’s their car.
They’re is the abbreviated form of ‘they are’:
They’re going on holiday.
They’re is short for they
are. Remember the
apostrophe shows us
something is missing.
There, their and they’re quiz
Your and you’re Your is quite
Your shows that something belongs to you:
difficult. It is not
Your cat is very cute.
always easy to
You’re is the abbreviated form of ‘you are’: spot that
You’re very good at spelling.
something
belongs to you
You’re is short for you
e.g. Your writing
are. Remember the
has improved.
apostrophe shows us
something is missing.
If you are not sure which homophone to use, see if the
sentence makes sense by putting you are into the
sentence. If you can, the correct homophone is you’re.
If you can’t, the correct homophone is your.
Your and you’re quiz
Where, we’re andWhere
wear
is a word for
Where can be used to show place:
Where are we going?
Wear is a verb:
I like to wear jeans.
direction – just
remember it has
here in it: where.
We’re is the abbreviated form of ‘we are’:
We’re going on holiday.
We’re is short for we
are. Remember the
apostrophe shows us
something is missing.
Where, we’re and wear quiz
Two, to and too
Two refers to the number 2:
He ate two meals.
To can show direction:
She went to the shops.
To can also make the infinitive of a verb:
It was going to be difficult.
Too can mean also or too much:
She’s too chatty. He is too.
Two, to and too quiz
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