Homophones What is a homophone Words that sound

Homophones

What is a homophone? Words that sound the same… BUT!!! Ø Do NOT have the same spelling Ø Do NOT have the same meaning

Peace/Piece • I pray for peace in our world. • Can I have a another piece of pie?

Reads/Reeds • Kaelyn reads a lot. • I saw the reeds.

Main/Mane • The highway is the main road in the town. • The mane on the white horse is soft.

Hay/Hey • I love to jump in a Hay stack. • Hey, its me.

Buries/Berries • The woman buries the • The children picked seeds in the ground. the berries from the bushes.

Board/Bored • The board was nailed into the fence. • I am so bored.

Rose/Rows • Abi picked a rose. • There are 3 rows of butterflies.

Die/Dye • On a die there are 6 sides. • The dye creates pretty colors.

Not /Knot • Do not do DRUGS. • There was a knot in the string.

Plain/Plane • I have a plain piece of paper. • Sally went on the plane.

Pause/Paws • I’ll pause the show • Cats’ feet are called when I leave the room. paws.

I/Eye • I like to watch football. • The pirate wore a patch over his eye.

Nat & Gnat • This is a GNAT. A • This person (who is very small fly like bug talking to no one in which is most active particular) is saying hi (and annoying) in to Nat. summer. • Nat person saying hi to nat

Male/Mail • Mr. Bauer is a male teacher. • The mailman has mail.

News/Gnus • News gives you information. • Gnus eat grass.

Peeks/Peaks • The kid peeks around the wall. • The peaks of the mountains were snowy.

Wait/Weight • I had to wait one hour before boarding the plane. • I need to lose weight.

Sale/Sail • Our house is for SALE. • We like to sail.