Daily SPaG Activity
Good Morning everyone! Another SPaG activity here for you all to do…
What is a homophone?
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. They also have different spellings. These are some homophones that often confuse people:
‘here’ and ‘hear’
Examples: “Put it down here.” and “Speak louder, I can’t hear you!”
‘see’ and ‘sea’
Examples: “It’s so dark, I can’t see anything!” and “Let’s go for a swim in the sea.”
‘your’ and ‘you’re’
Examples: “Have you finished reading your book?” and “Do you know where you’re going?”
Watch this video for further explanation and more examples:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-wonderful-words-homophones/z732t39
Write some sentences using these homophones:
they’re there their
medal meddle
ball bawl
peace piece
accept except
Hi there would you like to play ball with me and my friends.
I hope there will be peace in the world soon.
I won a football medal.
I accept the challenge.
Great sentences Albert 🙂
One of your sentences needs its punctuation corrected. Can you find the sentence and rewrite it with the corrections?
1. They’re going to a pool party.
2. There was a party last night in my house, why didn’t you come?
3. It is their business, not mine.
4. I won a medal for running the London marathon.
5. My brother likes to meddle with my handwriting.
6. I threw the ball over the fence.
7. The baby started to bawl.
8. Finally, some peace and quiet.
9. May I have a piece of that chocolate?
10. I accept your apology.
11. Everyone in Tony’s household were sick, except Tony.
Wonderful sentences! Well done!
Here’s a challenge:
What other homophones can you think of?
1. My friends forgot about my birthday party, but I’ve reminded them and they’ve said they’re on their way there.
2. Never meddle with the winner of the gold medal.
3. I thought I was going to bawl when my ball went over the neighbour’s fence.
4. We can all live in peace as long as my toddler cousin gets the biggest piece of cake at any party.
5. My mum will usually accept the apps I like, except if they are online gaming.
Super sentences Lucy! 🙂
Challenge:
Can you think of any more homophones?
Homophones:
Sell & Cell
Sea & Sea
Here & Hear
Where & wear
Which & Witch
Soul & Sole
Saw & Soar
Aloud & Allowed
Fantastic! I wonder if anyone from the class can make some more sentences using Lucy’s homophones? 😀
can you leave me in peace I am trying to eat a piece of cake
I will not accept your apology except if you will buy me a Nintendo switch
when my baby cousin sees a ball she bawls.
Great work Giordano! 😀
Can you now check capital letters and full stops and rewrite with the corrections?
They’re there and they left their coat there.
I would accept your offer, except for the part that I have to go to that school.
don’t meddle with our conversation , we’re talking about her medal.
New homophones
weather, whether so, sew toe, tow rain, rein, reign
poor, pour read, red
Well done for challenging yourself to use the homophones in the same sentences! 🙂
One of your sentences needs its punctuation corrected. Can you find the sentence and rewrite it?
Don’t meddle with our conversation, we are talking about her medal.
Good ??
1. They’re going to someone’s house.
2. If you go to that park over there, I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful picnic.
3. It’s their chocolate and not mine.
4. I won a medal for being the first to reach the finishing line.
5. My friend loves to meddle when we are playing.
6. One day I want a ball like that.
7. Everyone in my class started to bawl..
8. I wish peace and health to the world.
9. Can I have a piece of cake?
10. I accept your apology.
11. I like all the fruits except lemons.
Great sentences Clare, well done! ?
1. Can you leave me in peace? I am trying to eat a piece of cake!
2. I will not accept your apology except if you will buy me a Nintendo switch.
3. When my baby cousin sees a ball, she bawls.
Fantastic! ??
They’re happy because they won a medal, for being good at playing with the ball. All were happy except their little brother who was bawling during the game because he didn’t get the ball enough.
His mum said “have a piece of cake” so to calm him down.
He could’t stop meddling with his brothers games, and let them in peace. His mother asked him to apologize to his brothers, he said “do you accept my apologies for being mean”
Fantastic Martin! There is one piece of punctuation missing at the end, do you know what it is?
It’s too bright I can’t see anything.
Let’s see the sea.
I can’t see you.
Great Ciana! Can you think of any more homophones?
1. They’re going to go over there to their party.
2. Don’t meddle with my medal.
3. If you hit someone with a ball then they will certainly bawl.
4. A piece of peace never hurt anyone.
5. Please accept that everyone except you is good at this job.
Well done Clara!
Homophones:
Hole-whole
blue-blew
for-four
right-write
be-bee
bear-bare
vain-vein-vane
one-won
yolk-yoke
know-no
currant-current
desert-dessert
Some more great homophones, well done Holly!
Why did you bawl? Come over and play ball with us!
Why are you with their mum? Oh look! Over there! Oh they’re just pigeons..
In a flower cake, you must use flour.
Me and my mum made a lavender cake while our maid was cleaning up our mess.
At a glimpse of an eye, I ran around the playground.
I could see the glistening sun’s reflection on the sea.
That was the one and last race I won.
Great sentences Amarissa!
1.New and knew
2.sell and cell
3.one and won
4.peace and piece
5.bear and bare
6.bee and be
7.sea and see
Good morning Miss Lee,
Here are a couple of sentences using the homophones;
1) When I swam in the swimming gala I got a medal.
2) Sometimes I meddle with my parents’ business.
3) I am praying for peace in the world.
4) After my delicious supper last night, I had a piece of chocolate muffin.
5) My brother has many different types of balls for playing different sports.
6) I had a tremendous bawl after my father beat me at Rumikub.
7) I accept that we have to stay indoors for a while because of the Coronavirus.
8) I like most sugary things except cake.
Here are a few more examples of homophones:
mail/male
hear/here
there/their/they’re
see/sea
Wales/whales
pale/pail