Homophones

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 690.

HOMOPHONES AND HOMONYMS

In pairs, write sentences to illustrate the other meanings of the words.

1. Homophones are words with the same pronunciation but different spelling and different meaning.

e.g. [haıə] higher and hire

Think of two spellings for these words in phonemic script.

a) [nju:] .………. …………

b) [pleın] .………. …………

c) [wud] .………. …………

d) [sı:n] .………. ………….

e) [θru:] ……….. ………….

f) [pı:s] ……….. ………….

g) [ko:t] ……….. …………

h) [weı] ……….. …………

i) [¢wəðə] ………… …………

j) [meıl] ………… …………

k) [saıt] ………… …………

2. In each sentence there are two words in phonetic script. Write in words.

e.g. The Queen was [θrəun] thrown off the [θrəun] throne.

a) She [θru:] …. the ring [θru:] ….the window and into the garden.

b) The soldiers [wo:] …. khaki uniforms when they went to [wo:]….

c) I must [wo:n] …….you that ties must be [wo:n] ….at the Ritz.

d) The police [ko:t] …..the burglar and he ended up in [ko:t]…..

e) I [blu:] ……up six red balloons and ten [blu:] …..ones for the party.

f) We [nju:] ……that Sue and Jim had bought a [nju:] …..car.

g) I [so:] ….Jack at the doctor's with a [so:]….throat.

h) The book I [red] …..had a [red] ….cover.

i) We [rəud] ….our horses along the narrow [rəud].

Homonyms