Spelling homophones and near-homophones
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell common homophones and understand their meaning.
Key learning points
- Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones.
- 'There', 'their' and 'they're' are homophones.
- 'To', 'too' and 'two' are homophones.
- 'Won' and 'one' are homophones.
- 'Our', 'hour' and 'are' are homophones.
Keywords
Homophone - words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Near-homophone - a word that sounds very similar to another word with a slightly different spelling and meaning
Contraction - two words pushed together
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to distinguish between decodable and common exception words.
Be explicit about the difficulties in spelling these words and give time to practise spelling these common exception words. Supplement the slides with any visuals linked to your school's SSP to support building on any learning from Rec and Y1.
Teacher tip
You may need to amend this lesson based on your cohort's regional pronunciations as some of these words may not be pronounced the same in certain accents and therefore, won't be homophones. Use 'homophone alert' as a hook.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the words that are all part of the same 'word family'.
Q2.Which of these words are nouns?
Q3.Select the pair of homophones.
Q4.Select the pair of homophones.
Q5.Match each term to its correct definition.
a letter or group of letters that represent a sound
the smallest unit of sound that can change a word's meaning
words that sound the same but have different meanings
Q6.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence. I need to take a __________ from work to relax.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the homophones.
one
there
two
hour
Q2.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence. I would like to buy __________ ticket.
Q3.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence. The children put on __________ coats.
Q4.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence. I walked __________ the shops
Q5.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence. You are an __________ late.
Q6.What is a homophone?
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