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Language Arts Student Guide

This document discusses homophones, homographs, and homonyms. It defines each term and provides examples of word pairs that demonstrate these concepts. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may be pronounced differently. Homonyms are words that are the same in sound and spelling but have different meanings. The document concludes by outlining the requirements for a dictionary project involving these terms.

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Language Arts Student Guide

This document discusses homophones, homographs, and homonyms. It defines each term and provides examples of word pairs that demonstrate these concepts. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may be pronounced differently. Homonyms are words that are the same in sound and spelling but have different meanings. The document concludes by outlining the requirements for a dictionary project involving these terms.

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HOMOPHONES,

HOMOGRAPHS, &
HOMONYMS

Dictionary Project
Homophones
Words that sound alike but have
different meanings and different
spellings
Homophone Examples

 Accept vs. Except  Blew vs. Blue


 Allowed vs. Aloud  Board vs. Bored
 Already vs. All Ready  Brake vs. Break
 Ant vs. Aunt  By, Buy, vs. Bye
 Ascent vs. Assent  Capital vs. Capitol
 Bare vs. Bear  Cell vs. Sell
 Beat vs. Beet  Cent, Sent, vs. Scent
 Billed vs. Build  Dear vs. Deer
More Examples

 Die vs. Dye  It’s vs. Its


 Fir vs. Fur  Knew vs. New
 For vs. Four  Know vs. No
 Heal vs. Heel  Made vs. Maid
 Hear vs. Here  Mail vs. Male
 Heard vs. Herd  Main vs. Mane
 Hole vs. Whole  Meat vs. Meet
 Immigrate vs. Emigrate  Medal vs. Metal
More Examples

 Morning vs. Mourning  Red vs. Read


 Oar, Or, vs. Ore  Right, Write, vs. Rite
 Pain vs. Pane  Scene vs. Seen
 Pair, Pare, vs. Pear  Seam vs. Seem
 Past vs. Passed  Sew, So, vs. Sow
 Peace vs. Piece  Sight, Cite, vs. Site
 Plain vs. Plane  Sole vs. Soul
 Pore, Pour, vs. Poor  Some vs. Sum
More Examples

 Than vs. Then  Way vs. Weigh


 Their, There, vs. They’re  Weather vs. Whether
 Threw vs. Through  Week vs. Weak
 To, Too, vs. Two  Which vs. Witch
 Vary vs. Very
 Waist vs. Waste
 Ware, Wear, vs. Where
Homophone Sentences

We aren’t allowed to read aloud in


the library.

We have already eaten breakfast;


now we are all ready for school.
Homographs
Words that are spelled the same
but have different meanings.
They are often pronounced
differently.
Homograph Examples
 Close = to shut
 Close = near by
 Convict = to accuse
 Convict = a criminal
 Minute = 60 seconds
 Minute = small; tiny
 Suspect = to question
 Suspect = someone in question
 Wind = blowing air
 Wind = to wrap or roll up
Homograph Sentences

Please close the door close to the


balcony.

The jury convicted the convict of


robbery.
Homonyms
Words the same in sound and
spelling but different in meaning

(Homophone & Homograph)


Homonym Examples
 Left = direction; opposite right
 Left = to leave behind
 Right = correct
 Right = direction; opposite of left
 Stalk = part of plant
 Stalk = following or harassing someone
 State = a place within the country
 State = to say
 Quarter= 25 cents
 Quarter = ¼
Homonym Sentences

The dog barks at the tree


bark.

I left my purse to the left of


me.
Dictionary Project

Must include a combination of homophones,


homographs, and homonyms
Must include at least 50 word pairs
Must include the words and their definitions
Must be organized alphabetically
Must be neat, organized, and colorful
Include 20 word pairs in a short story in the back of
your dictionary. Highlight all homophones,
homographs, and homonyms within the story.

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