Choose a homophone

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them.
• Primary check: Root: photo- in photograph. Highlight: ro in robot. Dictionary need: whether a word is a noun. Blank: over ___, a place.

Learn the idea

Homophones can sound alike but have different spellings and jobs. Their shows possession, there points to a place and they’re expands to they are.

Replace the blank with its stated meaning. Use they are to test they’re; otherwise distinguish possession and location.

Example to read or listen to: Root: tele- in telescope. Highlight: pic in picnic. Dictionary need: how to say the word. Blank: ___ books, belonging to them. The answer is their. The relevant input states: Blank: ___ books, belonging to them. This fits their. Homophones can sound alike but have different spellings and jobs. Their shows possession, there points to a place and they’re expands to they are. Sound alone cannot choose the spelling.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Replace the blank with its stated meaning. Use they are to test they’re; otherwise distinguish possession and location.
3. Check the worked solution: their. The relevant input states: Blank: ___ books, belonging to them. This fits their. Homophones can sound alike but have different spellings and jobs. Their shows possession, there points to a place and they’re expands to they are. Sound alone cannot choose the spelling.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Use these supplied entry details: telephone, noun, a device for communicating speech over a distance. Explain tele and phon, name its part of speech and write: Their telephone is over there; they’re using it. Explain each homophone. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: Homophones can sound alike but have different spellings and jobs. Their shows possession, there points to a place and they’re expands to they are.

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