This page introduces homophones and lists examples.
It can be helpful to see a set of homophones
so you know what your word choice options are.
Can you get this song stuck in your head?
How does it help to hear, see, and draw homophones?
Supplies Needed for This Exercise:
- Dictionary (can be online)
- Paper
- Pen or pencil
- [optional: crayons, colored pencils, or watercolor paints and paintbrush]
Directions:
- Work in pairs to complete this exercise (except where otherwise instructed)
- Label your paper "Homophone: Music"
- Fold this paper into six equal sections
- Number each section
- Alternate filling in each section of the "Homophone: Music" paper
Homophones Between the Lions
In this song about homophones, Brian McKnight and Cleo the Lion display differences between similar-sounding words with different meanings.
Before you watch the video:
- Use a dictionary or an online search engine to identify the meaning of the root "homo" and the suffix "phone"
- List these roots and definitions in section 1 of your paper
While you watch the video: in each of the remaining sections of your paper, write one set of homophones from the video
After the video is over: draw or paint a picture in each section to remind you of the meaning of each word
Switch your completed paper with another pair of classmates, and study their pictures.
Individual Work
Take out a new sheet of paper.
Work individually to list the homophone pair that previously confused you personally, and write how you will remember the correct word to choose.
