A Homework
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Due date:
principle censor manor straight coarse aisle knight hymn
groan
cereal
1. Practise your words for the test on Friday.
2. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and usually
different spelling. Fill in the boxes below to complete the chart Write each spelling word
next to its meaning, then the homophone and its meaning. The first line has been done for
you. The word ‘homophone’ comes from the Greek - ‘homos’ meaning ‘same’ and ‘phone’
meaning ‘sound’.
Spelling word
Meaning
Homophone
Meaning
straight
in line
strait
channel
breakfast food
edit
religious song
mansion
standard
man with title
‘Sir’
moaning sound
walkway
rough
3. Use there, their and they’re in sentences to show the different meanings.
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B. Homework
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heir allowed suite mourning
scent
knave peace
Due date:
prophet
shore flour
4. Practise your words for the test on Friday.
5. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and usually
different spelling. In the boxes below there are words that are homophones of your
spelling words. Match your spelling words to their homophones by writing them
underneath. Explain the two meanings. You will probably need to use a dictionary.
Word & Homophone
air
aloud
sweet
morning
nave
piece
profit
sure
flower
cent
Meanings
C. Homework
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Due date:
Spelling words:
break whole bare dear know mail pair stair their wear
1. Practise your words for the test on Friday.
2. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and usually
different spelling. In the boxes below there are words that are homophones of your
spelling words. Write each spelling word next to its homophone.
brake
male
deer
there
no
hole
pear
where
bear
stare
3. Put the correct word from the boxes above into each sentence.
(whole/hole) I got a big ____________________ in my shoe.
(mail/male) The ___________________ penguin looks after the egg until it hatches.
(deer/dear) The frightened _______________________ ran off into the forest.
(wear/where) I have to ____________________ my uniform to school.
(their/there) The boys went to _______________________ lockers to get books.
(know/no) I _________________________ how to do that experiment.
(stair/stare) Sometimes I just _____________________ out the window.
(bear/bare) I saw a big brown __________________ at the zoo.
(pair/pear) Do you have a ________________________ of sneakers?
(break/brake) I took my car to the garage to get the ______________________ fixed.