Sound alikes
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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. The document provides an example activity for children where they match picture words that are homophones but have different meanings, such as hair/pair, ate/eight, and mail/male. The activity suggests cutting out paper shapes with homophones written on them and having children make sentences using homophone pairs.
Sound alikes
- 1. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Sound Alikes Recognizing homophones Help C.J. and Edison match the homophones. Draw lines between the picture words that sound alike but have different meanings. Exa eight mp le: hair pair sun hare ate sale hoes mail sta ke hose pear nig ht male son flower steak knight flour sail : CJ Says Cut out several pear shapes from paper. Write pair on one shape and pear on the other. Tell your child to make other pairs of homophones by writing words on the shapes. When a variety of homophones have been collected, work with your child to write interesting sentences using a homophone pair in each one. (Example: Five pairs of pears give you ten fruits in all.) 息 1998 Knowledge Adventure, Inc. All rights reserved. All 10 JumpStart and Knowledge Adventure trademarks referenced herein are trademarks of Knowledge Adventure, Inc.