HOMOPHONES
Grade 2 Technology Center Activity
Directions- Read each slide carefully. Use the arrows to
move through the slides. On the final slide follow
directions for completing and printing the
BRAINSTORMING activity.
Today you will learn all about special words.
Watch this short video to learn about these
words.
Click the box above to begin the video.
What are HOMOPHONES?
HOMOPHONES are words that
sound alike but have different
spellings and meaning.
HOMOPHONES - Example 1
blew
blue
The wind blew the tall tree.
My mom has a new blue car.
In this sentence blew means the
wind moved.
In this sentence blue is a color.
HOMOPHONES - Example 2
maid
The maid works very hard.
In this sentence maid names a
person who has a job cleaning.
made
Mr. Joe made a box out of wood.
In this sentence made means
created.
Remember, HOMOPHONES are words that sound alike but
have different spellings and meanings. Can you identify the
homophones in these sentences? Click on each homophone .
She couldn’t see without her glasses.
I went swimming in the sea.
see
sea
Find the words that sound alike but have different spellings and
meanings in the next two sentences. Click on the
homophones.
A week is seven days long.
He was too weak to move the heavy object.
week
weak
Use your knowledge of homophones to
choose the correct word to complete
this sentence.
My father always gives my mom a
beautiful ________________ on
her birthday.
flour
flower
I think you should check that one out
again!
GREAT JOB! You’ve earned a FLOWER!
You’ve learned all about
HOMOPHONES. Now it’s time for you
to BRAINSTORM homophones.
Your homophone web should include
pairs of words that sound alike but are
spelled differently and have different
meanings.
CLICK THE EAR BELOW FOR THE HOMOPHONE
BRAINSTORMING WEB.
Citations
Video Segment –
Phonics in Context: Odds and Ends. United
Learning(1997).Retrieved June 13, 2007, from
unitedstreaming: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/