Homophones, homonyms, and homographs...OH MY!

We are not in the land of Oz anymore. Last week we have been talking about common homophones, homonyms, and homographs. Students have learned to use context clues and read after the word to understand which meaning is used. Wait, wait, wait...what is the difference you might ask?

HOMO ("same") + PHONE ("sound")
HOMO ("same") + GRAPH ("writing")

Homophones -Homophones are words that sound alike, but have different meanings and spellings. Examples of common homophones include:
their and there
deer and dear
hear and here
to, too, and two

Homographs- Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and may have different pronunciations.
Examples:
does and does.-He does like to run. Does are female deer.
wind and wind. -She has to wind up her toy. She flew a kite in the wind.

Homonyms-Words that are spelled the same and pronounced the same, but have different meanings.
Example:
Can-Can I help you? Give me the can of beans.

PHEW! That is quite a bit to take in! Now, the fun part......

Pick the WRITE-RIGHT homophone
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