Homophones

Sarah ThomasThird Grade – N. Belmont

SCOS objectives:Language Arts:

1.4 - Increase sight vocabulary1.5 -Use word reference

materials to confirm decodingskills, verify spelling, and extend

meanings of wordsTechnology:

2.9 – Identify, discuss and use multimediatools

3.4 – Identify, discuss, and use multimedia to present ideas/concepts/information in a variety of ways

How can under-standing

homophoneshelp you increaseyour vocabulary?

Essential Question

Homophones arewords that sound the

same,are spelled differently,

and have different meanings

blew blue

ex.

FoulA violation of the rules of a sports

game.

Fowlany of several birds like

chickens and ducks

BallA round body used in games

Bawlto cry loudly

readto understand the meaning of

something written

reedthe straight stalk of any ofvarious grasses growing in

marshy places

rainwater that falls in drops

from the sky

reina leather strap fastened

to the end of a bridle

bougha branch of a tree

bowto bend the body or head,

as in salutation

1.The man wanted to _____ when he lost his favorite _____.

bawlball

2.I held the ____ tightly in thepouring ___.

reinrain

3. Megan will ____ a story about a___ that grows on the riverbank.

readreed

4. Take a ____ under the _____ ofthe Christmas tree.

bow bough

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