jar alhabeb
16-02-2003, 19:08
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. e.g. to, too and two.
هوموفون هي كلمات تتشابة في النطق وتختلف في المعنى بطيبعة الحال وهي من الكمات التي عادتا ما تكون عائقا على متعلمين اللغة الانجليزية لحفظ وترجمة بعض الكلمات
لذا نرجو فهمها لكي لا يحصل الاختلاف الذي قد يكون عائقا لاسمح الله .
وهنا بعض التدريبات على مثل هذه الكلمات فمن اردا الفائدة فليبداء بحلها .
Activity 1
Match the words below to the correct picture. Write the answers in your exercise book. Write down which words are homophones of each other.
knight
flower
hair
bare
hare
bear
night
flour
Activity 2
Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.
(a) The boy put shampoo on his (hare/hair).
(b) Mum put some (flower/flour) in the cake mix.
(c) James didn't have a very good (nights/knights) sleep.
(d) A rabbit is a bit like a (hare/hair).
(e) Tony got chased by a large (bare/bear).
Activity 3
The words below have homophones. Write down what they are, e.g. sun / son.
plane
right
see
there
which
where
be
for
here
knew
no
so
Activity 4
Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentences.
(a) Lucy couldn't wait to (meet/meat) her friend.
(b) Andrew (missed/mist) the bus.
(c) The mouse got his (tale/tail) caught.
(d) Glen has a long (wait/weight) for the bus.
(e) The cat hurt its (pour/poor/paw).
(f) The old man had no money, he was (pour/poor/paw).
(g) "Could you (pour/poor/paw) the orange juice, please?"
(h) Mark got a letter in the (mail/male).
Activity 5
Explain the differences between these words.
(a) or and oar
(b) sail and sale
(c) saw and sore
(d) maid and made
(e) main and mane
Challenge
Try and find homophones for some of these words.
allowed
ball
base
beach
boy
check
days
die
due
faint
fur
great
in
key
lane
leek
war
waste
might
week
packed
pale
place
rain
read
profit
seen
road
sight
i hope to enjoy u
yy:
with best compliment of your brother
jar alhabeb
:cool::cool:
:D
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. e.g. to, too and two.
هوموفون هي كلمات تتشابة في النطق وتختلف في المعنى بطيبعة الحال وهي من الكمات التي عادتا ما تكون عائقا على متعلمين اللغة الانجليزية لحفظ وترجمة بعض الكلمات
لذا نرجو فهمها لكي لا يحصل الاختلاف الذي قد يكون عائقا لاسمح الله .
وهنا بعض التدريبات على مثل هذه الكلمات فمن اردا الفائدة فليبداء بحلها .
Activity 1
Match the words below to the correct picture. Write the answers in your exercise book. Write down which words are homophones of each other.
knight
flower
hair
bare
hare
bear
night
flour
Activity 2
Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.
(a) The boy put shampoo on his (hare/hair).
(b) Mum put some (flower/flour) in the cake mix.
(c) James didn't have a very good (nights/knights) sleep.
(d) A rabbit is a bit like a (hare/hair).
(e) Tony got chased by a large (bare/bear).
Activity 3
The words below have homophones. Write down what they are, e.g. sun / son.
plane
right
see
there
which
where
be
for
here
knew
no
so
Activity 4
Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentences.
(a) Lucy couldn't wait to (meet/meat) her friend.
(b) Andrew (missed/mist) the bus.
(c) The mouse got his (tale/tail) caught.
(d) Glen has a long (wait/weight) for the bus.
(e) The cat hurt its (pour/poor/paw).
(f) The old man had no money, he was (pour/poor/paw).
(g) "Could you (pour/poor/paw) the orange juice, please?"
(h) Mark got a letter in the (mail/male).
Activity 5
Explain the differences between these words.
(a) or and oar
(b) sail and sale
(c) saw and sore
(d) maid and made
(e) main and mane
Challenge
Try and find homophones for some of these words.
allowed
ball
base
beach
boy
check
days
die
due
faint
fur
great
in
key
lane
leek
war
waste
might
week
packed
pale
place
rain
read
profit
seen
road
sight
i hope to enjoy u
yy:
with best compliment of your brother
jar alhabeb
:cool::cool:
:D