Spelling more homophones and near-homophones
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell more 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.
- 'Hear' and 'here' are homophones.
- 'Quiet' and 'quite' are homophones.
- 'Night' and 'knight' are homophones.
- 'Buy', 'by' and 'buy' 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
Silent letter - a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken
Common misconception
Many of these words are high frequency 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 learning from Rec and Y1.
Teacher tip
Supplement lessons with images for each homophone to help solidify understanding as well as lots of opportunities to share their own sentences to check understanding.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the homophones.
they're
won
too
our
Q2.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence: 'They __________ coming!'
Q3.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence: 'I need __________ more players to make this a game.'
Q4.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence: 'Put the bags down over __________.'
Q5.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence: 'I'll have ___________ piece of cake please.'
Q6.Match the words to the correct definitions.
a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning
the base word from which other words are formed
words that sound the same but have different spellings
the smallest unit of sound that can change its meaning
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the homophones.
here
knight
bye
Q2.Which words are near-homophones?
Q3.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence: 'I went to the shop to __________ some sweets.'
Q4.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence: 'I told the dog to come __________ now.'
Q5.Select the correct spelling for the following sentence: 'I went to bed when it was __________.'
Q6.What is a near-homophone?
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