Identify homophones

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What are Homophones?

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and sometimes different spellings! It’s like they’re twins with different jobs.

Let’s look at some examples:

see – sea	two – too – to
See – To look with your eyes👁️ Example: I see a bird. Sea – A large body of water Example: The sea is blue.🌊	Two – The number 2 Example: I have two apples. Too – Also or very Example: I want to go too!🙋‍♂️ To – Towards Example: I am going to school.➡️

Here – Hear	One –Won
Here – In this place Example: Come here, please. Hear – To listen with your ears Example: I can hear a song.	One – The number 1 Example: I have one toy. Won – To win Example: I won the race!

flower – flour	bear – bare
Flower = plant bloom🌸 Flour = powder used for making bread🍞	Bear = an animal Bare = without covering

Why are Homophones Important?

Knowing homophones helps us understand what we read and write! If we use the wrong homophone, our sentences might not make sense. For example, if you wrote “I want to sea the bird,” it would sound funny because you can’t look at something with the sea!

🌼 Example Sentences:

• I can see👁️ a ship on the sea.🌊
• The sun🌞 is bright. My son 👦likes to play.
• She bought two apples to eat, and I got one too.
• The bear has thick fur. My feet are bare.
• A red flower 🌸grows. We make bread 🍞with flour.

Homophone Exercises

Let’s practice! Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence:

1. I want to (to/too) go to the park (to/too).
2. Can you (see/sea) the boat on the (see/sea)?
3. I (hear/here) a bird singing (hear/here).
4. I (one/won) a prize! I have (one/won) new friend.
5. I have (two/to/too) many books! I need (two/to/too) read them all. Let’s go (two/to/too) the library.

let’s practice!