Homophones

Lesson Plan
Title of Lesson:
Hopping Homophones
Grade Level:
Fifth
Date:
October 13, 2006
Description:
Students will learn about homophones while plaing a matching game and illustrate a set of
homophones!
Objective:
Students will complete a graphic organi"er, pla a matching game and illustrate a set of
homophones with #0$ accurac!
Standards:
ELA5R3 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and
uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student
i. Identifes and applies the meaning of the terms antonym, synonym, and
homophone.
Assessment/Evaluation:
Students will be assessed%e&aluated on their abilit to wor' with a partner to pla a matching
game as well as their homophone illustrations! (eatness, color, and organi"ation will also pla a
role in the assessment%e&aluation!
Adaptations:
a) *llow students to wor' in mi+ed groups!
b) ,ro&ide time for students to discuss%share their wor'!
c) *llow students who finish their wor' earl to get online and pla the homophone games
listed below!
Materials:
- .ocabular .e+-a-/raph 0see below)
- Hopping Homophones Sheet 0see below)
- 1ist of 2nglish Homophones
- 3omputer for online games:
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o http:%%teacher!scholastic!com%acti&ities%ad&enture%grammar4!htm
o http:%%www!5uia!com%pop%6772!html
- 8llustrating Homophones Sheet 0see below)
Procedures:
1! Start the lesson out b ha&ing students complete the Hopping Homophone Sheet! 9o this
as morning wor'!
2! :hen students ha&e finished their morning wor', re&iew it, and then begin tal'ing about
what homophones are and complete the .ocabular .e+-a-/raph! :hen students ha&e
completed the graphic organi"er, ha&e them place it in their noteboo'!
3! Optional: ;eacher ma want to share some of the <o'es pro&ided below with students!
*llow students the opportunit to guess the answers to the riddles!
7! ,ass out the 8llustrating Homophones Sheet! *ssign students one of the sets of words
listed below, and ha&e them illustrate the words so &iewers can see the difference
between the two!
a! :ea'%:ee'
b! =eat%=eet
c! =are%=ear
d! *te%2ight
e! =erries%=uries
f! =oard%=ored
g! =lew%=lue
h! =rea'%=ra'e
i! 9ear%9eer
<! :ood%:ould
'! :eather%:hether
l! 9as%9a"e
m! 9oe%9ough
n! Hour%Our
o! >night%(ight
p! ?ead%?ed
5! Sail%Sale
r! ;ale%;ail
4! (e+t, ha&e students partner up and gi&e each set of 'ids one of the three sets of
homophone cards! 2+plain to students that the will be plaing a matching game with
their partner! :hen someone matches the two homophone cards together the recei&e
one point! ;he person who has the most points when all the cards ha&e been flipped o&er
wins! ;here are three sets of cards so the teacher can mi+ up the sets!
(otes:
Homophones: same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning
;he word homophone is made from two combining forms:
homo- 0from the /ree' word @homos@, meaning @same@
-phone 0from the /ree' word @phone@, meaning @&oice@ or @sound@
(ame: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 9ate: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Hopping Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differentl and ha&e
different meanings! e!g! to, too and two!
Activity 1: Batch the words below to the correct picture! :rite down which
words are homophones of each other!
knight flower hair bare
hare bear night flour
Activity 2: 3hoose the correct homophone to complete this sentence!
I Part !ne
0a) ;he bo put shampoo on his 0hare%hair)!
0b) Bum put some 0flower%flour) in the ca'e mi+!
0c) Cames didnDt ha&e a &er good 0nights%'nights) sleep!
0d) * rabbit is a bit li'e a 0hare%hair)!
0e) ;on got chased b a large 0bare%bear)!
II Part "wo
0a) 1uc couldnDt wait to 0meet%meat) her friend!
0b) *ndrew 0missed%mist) the bus!
0c) ;he mouse got his 0tale%tail) caught!
0d) /len has a long 0wait%weight) for the bus!
0e) ;he cat hurt its 0pour%poor%paw)!
0f) ;he old man had no moneE he was 0pour%poor%paw)!
0g) @3ould ou 0pour%poor%paw) the orange <uice, pleaseF@
0h) Bar' got a letter in the 0mail%male)!
Activity #: 2+plain the differences between these words!
$a% or and oar 0b) sail and sale 0c) soar and sore
0d) mai& and ma&e 0e) main and mane
?iddles:
Homophones are wor&s that soun& the same but have a &ifferent meaning
'e ma&e a ri&&le for &ifferent homophones (an you work out what they are)
1 (an you bake with something in the grass) 1 (an you bake with something in the grass)
2! 3an a woman ha&e a bab in the s'F
3. What colour is the same as some one reading?
7! :hat animal is on our headF
5. A vegetable dripping water.
6. Not very tough for days.
* 'hen you look at it you &o it+
8. It walks in the woods, with nothing on.
!. " !. "egin a letter living in forest. egin a letter living in forest.
#$. %ear silver clothes after day.
##. &ou ride one when your throat is sore.
12. Can you eat it and play golf at the same time?
#3. The 'ueen and the s(y both do this.
14. A girl's name in the morning.
15. art of a shoe in your !ody.
#6. Not a girl )oating in the sea. #6. Not a girl )oating in the sea.
#. All around and ne*t to the throne.
#+. Tra,,ed in ,rison but not buying.
#!. #!. A tree with lots of grains. A tree with lots of grains.
20! Beaning of a cloc' and a herb!
-#. .ard thief.
"". "". Wal# up and do$n using your eyes. Wal# up and do$n using your eyes.
-3. Are you dull and /ade of wood0
.o/o,hone Answers1
1. Flour / Flower
2. Son / Sun
3. Red / Read
4. Hare / Hair
5. Leek / Leak
6. Week / Weak
7. Sea / See
8. Bear / Bare
9. Dear / Deer
1. !ni"#$ / %i"#$
11. Hor&e / Hoar&e
12. 'ea / 'ee
13. Rei"n / Rain
14. Dawn
15. Sole / Soul
16. Bo( / Buo(
17. )ir / Heir
18. *ell / Sell
19. Bee+# / Bea+#
2. 'i,e
21. S$eel / S$eal
22. S$air / S$are
23. Bored / Board
Homophone Cards # 1
Directions: Print on card stock. Cut out the cards and use as a concentration
game.
Blew Blue
To Two
Too Hair
Hare One
Won Pair
Pear Pare
We Wee
Bare Bear
Roll Role
Homophone Cards # 2
Directions: Print on card stock. Cut out and use as a concentration game.
Real Reel
Where Wear
Wring Ring
Seas Sees
Seam Seem
Wood Would
Rap Wrap
Heel Heal
Add Ad
Homophone Cards # 3
Directions: Print on card stock. Cut out and use as a concentration game.
Choose Chews
Hear Here
Know o
Knight ight
Rain Reign
Rein Write
Right Rite
Close Clothes
!air
!are
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Illustrating Homophones
Directions: %llustrate the two homophones.
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