homophones: words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

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Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings.

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Page 1: Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Homophones:

Words that sound alike,

are spelled differently,

and have different meanings.

Page 2: Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Bury Berry

My dog likes to bury his bones.

She ate a berry with sugar on it.

Page 3: Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Wait Weight

I can’t wait until my birthday.

The weight if the sand crushed me.

Page 4: Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Site Sight

The camp site was in the woods.

Helen Keller lost her eye sight.

Page 5: Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Beet Beat

I ate a beet with my salad.

My team beat the other team 30-28.

Page 6: Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Capital Capitol

The capital of Virginia is Richmond.

The capitol building is grand.

Page 7: Homophones: Words that sound alike, are spelled differently, and have different meanings

Weigh Way

How much did the baby weigh?

I ate way too much pizza yesterday!

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Heel Heal

The heel of her foot was cut.

A doctor can heal the sick man.

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Course Coarse

I took a course in history.

Her hair is wavy and coarse.

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Flour Flower

We use flour to make bread.

A daisy is my favorite flower.