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Homophones paw pour poor

• I can use homophones and near homophones. • I can describe what a homophone is. • I can use a homophone in one of my own sentences. • I can identify pairs of homophones and near homophones. • I can think of missing homophones to complete a homophone group.

What are homophones? The two words opposite are homophones: Talk to your partner about what you think a homophone might be. Write this down on a whiteboard. A homophone is… see sea

On the next few slides you will need to guess the homophone. Using whiteboards, test yourself and your partner by choosing the correct homophone. Good luck!

I chopped up a ____ to put in my stew. The outdoor tap has a ____. leek leak Photos courtesy of karenandbrademerson and Peter Baker @flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

The ___ tree was covered in snow. My cat has very soft ___. fir fur Photos courtesy of Allen Mc. Gregor and calebkimbrough @flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

The ___ was very happy. The ____ bobbed around in the water. boy buoy Photos courtesy of wolf. B 1958 and timlewisnm @flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

The wind nearly ____ the man off his feet. The colour of the flower is ____. blew blue Photos courtesy of potzuyoko and Luz Adriana Villa A. @flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

He picked her a beautiful red _____. The ____ of chairs were all set out for the match. rose rows Photos courtesy of hbunny and sun dazed @flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

You need to wear a hard hat on the building ____. She looked around but no one was in _____. site sight Photos courtesy of MICOLO J Thanx 4 675 k+ views and helgabj@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Can you match up the homophones or near homophones? Click the words on the top row to reveal their match. further heard quite steel steal herd father quiet Do you know what any of the words mean?

Complete your Homophone Groups Activity Sheet to practise what you have learnt.

Use all of the information your have learnt and practised about homophones. Work on your own to complete the Mini Test Activity Sheet.