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Homophones vs. Homonyms

Homophones vs. Homonyms. By: Mrs. Brinson. There’s no competition – both words mean “virtually” the same thing. Homophone – (phone: as in to hear) relates to words that sound alike, but have different meanings.

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Homophones vs. Homonyms

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  1. Homophones vs. Homonyms By: Mrs. Brinson

  2. There’s no competition – both words mean “virtually” the same thing. Homophone – (phone: as in to hear) relates to words that sound alike, but have different meanings. Homonym – (nym: as in the same) relates to words that are spelled the same with different meanings. It all boils down to the words SOUND the same, BUT have DIFFERENT meanings.

  3. ad/add feet/feat fair/fair/fare pedal/petal soar/sore bark/bark sight/site threw/through idle/idol hair/hare 11 waist/waste 12. root/route 13. weak/week 14. whole/hole 15. hour/our 16. your/you’re 17. thyme/time 18. would/wood 20. heard/herd 21. no/know 22. hall/haul Examples:

  4. Which homophone correctly fits each sentence?  • She decided to (add, ad) him to her group even though he was new to the game. • We were told he had a (weak, week) arm after the accident occurred. • (You’re, Your) not a good friend after exposing my secret the way you did. • Mom asked if I would help dad (haul, hall) the wood down the hill. • We wanted to go (threw, through) the gate, but had to go around to the door entrance like everyone else. • My brother could not ride the bus home because he didn’t have enough (fair, fare) for the full route home. • We had to (pedal, petal) really fast on our bikes to get away from the dogs.

  5. Verb TensesThey tell when an action takes place Present Tense – happens regularly OR on a continuous basis. {uses base form of the board verb} • My family lives in Tallahassee, Florida. • Please raise your hands to speak. • I rarely listen to the radio. Past Tense – happened in the past {uses “ed”} • My family lived in Tallahassee, Florida • He raised his hand before speaking. • I rarely listened to the radio last year. Future Tense – will happen in the future. {always uses will or shall-’shall’ can only be used with I} • My family will live in Florida next year. • He said he will raise his hand before speaking • I shall listen to the radio this year.

  6. Present Progressive – happening right now (uses helping verbs am, is, are with verbs ending in ‘ing’) • My family is living in Florida for a year. • We are raising our hands during this game. • I am listening to the radio on my way to work. • Past Progressive – happened for an extensive time in the past (uses helping verbs was & were with verbs ending in ‘ing’) • My family was living in Florida most of my adult life. • We were raising our hands for the game we played yesterday. • I was listening to the radio yesterday. • Future Progressive – will be happening for an extended time in the future (uses helping verbs will be with verbs ending in ‘ing’) • My family will be living in Florida for a year. • We will be raising our hands during the game. • I will be listening to the radio in the morning.

  7. Review • The 7th grade team at B.E.S.T. will be the best! • All of my friends are wearing denim jackets to the concert. • Most men don’t like to wear pink. • Please bake twenty pies for the bake sale on Saturday. • I will never jump in shallow water, as it’s too dangerous. • Since we lost the race, most of the team were crying because it meant they didn’t make it to finals.

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