Download as ppt, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. The student flips the pages in the flip book and selects a pair of homophones and reads them. This reading and writing worksheet explains that homophones are words that sound similar but have different meanings and asks students to circle the correct homophones in each sentence of the story. Give thirdgrade students this homophone story worksheet that tells the story of a boy and his humongous monsters. Homophone story worksheet give thirdgrade students this homophone story worksheet that tells the story of a boy and his humongous monsters. Mentor text for homophones teaching homophones, homophones. He had been with us for around a month and i noticed he had. Many new additions are thanks to contributions from users like you. Complete the story using the homophones from the word box. Dear deer is a fun center for students to match homophones by filling in the blanks in sentences. Students will read each sentence then fill in the blank with the correct homophone. The author, gene barretta, use homophones to make the book more fun and enjoyable for children to read.
I provide a list of homophones and lined paper for them, along with a sheet to keep track of all of the homophones, and give a total of how many pairs they used. In fact, we just added these homophones over 5 years ago. See if the class can guess which homophone is used in each sentence. Homophone story worksheet for 3rd 4th grade lesson planet.
Homophones memory game with images language arts lessons. Pdf the objectives of the study are 1 to find out the students vocabulary mastery before being taught. The king who rained read aloud childrens books read. Heres a clever story that teaches students to recognize when homophones are used the wrong way in a reading passage. Teachers will download a free sampler homonyms worksheet for 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, esl, special. In the following story, circle the correct homophone.
Underline the homonyms, and put stars next to the 2 homographs. In cooperative groups, have students play the homophone bingo game using the posted clip art display for help. Students listen to story using homophones and make texttotext connections by matching selected homographs. Theyre, there, their pdf posted by squarehead teachers. Adventures a himitsu we are a nonprofit school encouraging students to.
Learning about homophones and homonyms is laughoutloud fun in this retelling of the little red hen. Homophones words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Homophones teaching homophones, homophones, phonics. Name that homophone jeopardy free download as powerpoint presentation. Students will learn about synonyms, antonyms, and homophones through matching, fillintheblank worksheets, puzzles, and more. Words that sound alike but have different meanings and different spellings homophones 3.
In english, a homophone is a word that is pronounced exactly or nearly the same as another word but differs in meaning and is spelled differently. This weeks free printable is a practice page dealing with homophones, specifically their, there and theyre. This is sort of a tricky concept for little second graders, however, they did a great job and seemed to understand the various pairs of homophones. All about homophones ebook all about learning press, inc.
Oct 31, 2012 this homophone worksheet encourages your kid to learn with a fun monster story. This printable english language arts worksheet is a great addition to a lesson on homophon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Students select the words from the homophone choices. Homophones, homonyms, and homographs powerpoint lesson this is the powerpoint file used in the above video. This book helps children and adults to understand the meaning of homophones through a sentence or two for each illustration. Homophones funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently, like rode and. Here are loads of funny homophone jokes and puns that are great for both kids and adults. Some of the worksheets displayed are practicing homophones, homophones, homophone clues, homophones, homonyms homographs homophones, homophones work 3 scuba kids, homophone work 2, homophones work 1 return of the ninjas. One day i discovered a book that had pairs of homophones.
They project walks them through an example of a silly story, finding homophones, listing their own homoph. About homophones downloads for all about learning press. All homophones were bolded to show correlation between the 2. Smith publishing, second grade, item 4300 created date. Cross out the incorrect homophones and replace them with correct homophones. The data prove that it is effective to use homophone stories as a media teaching in improving. A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. Have students choose words to use in a story or in sentences in their writing notebooks. Students will write a silly story using homophones. Each sentence has a blank line and two homophones to choose from. Homophones write the following passage in your literacy book, with the correct homophones. This letter explains that the ant now lives in a zoo and has meant a lot of other animals.
Brides often cover their there face with a vale veil. Homophones cartoons and comics funny pictures from. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Strategies for differentiation use flashcards as a concentration game. The story is a note written from aunt ant to dear deer about all of her new neighboring animals at the zoo that she lives in now. What are some examples of short stories with homophones. I provide a list of homophones and lined paper for them, along with a sheet to keep track of all of the homophones. Pdf using a teaching media of homophone stories to improve. Find the correct homophone from the eps book clues to meaning e read definition of homophone. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose flower and rose past tense of rise, or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two, and too. The king who rained is a book of puns and is written by fred gwynne and is a hilarious childrens book read aloud with phenomenal pictures of kid. There, their, theyre how to spell 2 complete sentences w there, their, theyre depending on context.
I also read various homophone books throughout the year when i do this activity. Make sure that all spellings are correct, using a dictionary if necessary. Immediately after purchase, you will receive a download link for the pdf. Identifying words that sound the same the earls high school.
Students must circle homophones used incorrectly and identify the correct spelling of each. Once theyve agreed on a story, its time to begin the writing of it. Homophones write the following passage in your literacy. If you bring your paper here, i will be able to check it. The kid had killed a family while driving under the influence of alcohol and had spent 7 years in jail. Comes with 3 different sorting mats with reindeer homophones that come in. This was a fabulous book for my esl students who need more vocabulary. As soon as the weather turned cold, we went out and bought new coats. Dear deer is a childrens book that takes you through a letter from an ant to a deer. Use this homophone worksheet to help improve spelling and vocabulary knowledge. Some of the worksheets for this concept are homophone story, homophones, homophone clues, vocabulary 2nd grade homophones, homophones, homophone work 2, dear deer a book of homophones by gene barretta compiled, identifying words that sound the same. Homophones that are spelled the same are also both homographs and homonyms. Prepare separate cards with a homophone sentence on each one using examples from the book turn cards with sentence face down on table students play a match game by selecting two cards, player keeps the cards if the homophones match illustrate homophones pair students, give each pair a set of homophones, written on a card. Once you find your worksheet, click on popout icon or print icon to worksheet to print or download.
The story is great for a read aloud when teaching or introducing homophones to students. In england people always spread butter or margarine on bred bread. Homophones resource book paperback january 1, 1999 by susan c. Have students look up the definition of each word and write it on the back of the card. Activation introduce author gene barretta to students and share information about him from his website explain we will be reading a. Use this attractive homophones poster on the wall, as a handout, or digitally on a screen while your students are working on any homophone assignment.
Students choose the correct homophone in a flip book to complete sentences. Some kids choose to use a copy using the actual story for inspiration of the original story as a guide. Homophones are the most confusing words in the english language. This homophone story worksheet is suitable for 3rd 4th grade.
This accountability is a good motivator in helping them to keep on task. File cards with one homophone written on each card. It is a quick and concise lesson on these terms with a focus on word roots to help students remember the meanings. Play bingo in pairs in order to read and decide together. The word on the right should help you understand and remember the pronunciation of the word on the left. I woke up this morningmourning with a serious problem. After reading a couple of fun books and completing a few activities we created a classroom homophone book. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching and word study. What made this book even more exceptional was that it was accompanied with pictures that matched each essential homophone.