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Chapter: 13. The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

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Word Wonder: Understanding Homophones!

You’ve just learned about a fascinating type of word called a homophone! Homophones are words that sound exactly alike when you say them, but they have different spellings and completely different meanings.
Think of it like this: Imagine two people named “Chris,” but one spells their name “Kris” and the other spells it “Cris.” They sound the same, but they are two different people. Homophones are like that for words!
It’s important to know homophones because if you use the wrong spelling, you might confuse your reader, even if the word sounds right when you say it out loud. Pay close attention to the context (the words around them) to know which homophone to use.
Let’s look at some examples:
Ate (past tense of eat) and Eight (the number after seven)
Tail (part of an animal’s body) and Tale (a story)
Heard (past tense of hear) and Herd (a group of animals)
See how they sound the same but mean different things and are spelled differently? Now, let’s try the puzzles and then practice using some homophones in sentences!
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Complete these mini word puzzles with the help of the clues.
past tense form of the verb ‘eat’ (down)
A T E
the number between seven and nine (across)
E I G H T
a dog wags this part of its body (down)
T A I L
a story (across)
T A L E
a collection, or a group of cattle (down)
H E R D
past tense form of the verb ‘hear’ (across)
H E A R D
Make sentences with each of these word pairs to bring out the difference in their meanings.
meet
I hope to meet my new classmate tomorrow.
meat
We will have chicken meat for dinner tonight.
knew
I knew the answer to the difficult math problem.
new
She bought a new dress for the party.
rode
He rode his bicycle all the way to the park.
road
The road was long and winding, leading through the mountains.
fair
The teacher always tries to be fair to all students.
(Alternative meaning: The county fair had many exciting rides.)
fare
How much is the bus fare to the city center?
their
The children left their toys scattered on the floor.
there
Please put the book over there on the shelf.
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