This page identifies the significance of knowing which homophone to select for a specific sentence.
Supplies Needed for These Exercises:
- Paper
- Pen or pencil
- [optional: crayons, colored pencils, watercolor paints and paintbrush, or musical instrument]
Directions:
- Work individually to complete these exercises (except for the section labeled "Group Work")
- Label your paper "Homophone: Words"
- Read the articles and take the quiz on this page
Will People Take You Seriously?
Read or listen to this Grammar Girl article: Through, Threw, and Thru
On your paper, write a paragraph that summarizes:
- What types of word choices will encourage people to seriously consider what you're writing (list examples)
- Why word choice makes a difference in people's perception of you
- How you think your word choices might affect future colleges/employers' opinions of your qualifications
Choose the correct word in each of the sentences in this five-question quiz: Their vs. There vs. They're.
Record your score on your paper.
Explain how to remember the correct choice for each sentence.
It's Confusing!
Read here for a quick reminder about when to use "it's" vs. "its".
On your paper, write two sentences:
- One that demonstrates the correct use of "it's"
- One that demonstrates the correct use of "its"
Group Work
Get in groups of four.
Choose one set of homophones (can be a set not listed on this site) and create a song, rap, poem, cartoon strip, or short story that identifies the homophones and explains the correct use of each word.
Class Presentations
As a group, present your homophone creation to the class.
Submit your notes to your teacher.
