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Malapropisms
What's the difference between an allegory and an alligator? Fifth graders work with malapropisms to determine the meanings of words that sound alike. Five sentences challenge them to find the malapropism and change it to the correct...
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Homophones
In this words that sound alike worksheet, students read 12 sentences and fill in each blank in each sentence with the multiple choice homophones that completes each sentence correctly.
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Homophones
In this words that sound alike instructional activity, students read 10 sentences and fill in each blank in each sentence with 1 of the following 3 homophones: to, too, or two.
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All About Homophones
Put the fun back in reading fundamentals with an interactive set of lessons about homophones. Learners of all ages explore the relationships between words that sound the same but have different meanings, and complete a variety of fun and...
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Homophones and Homonyms
Whether or not your class has heard of homonyms, they'll herd together to complete a language worksheet! With examples of both homophones and homonyms, the worksheet prompts learners to come up with additional pairs of words that sound...
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Commonly Misused Words
Affect or effect? Ensure, insure or assure? Here’s a presentation that focuses on commonly misused words that sound similar yet have different spelling and meanings. The homonyms are defined and then examples are presented. Consider...
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Double Jeopardy-Homophones
Second graders identify homophones as words that sound alike but have different meanings. They, given a pair of homophones, are to explain the meanings of the words using gestures, role playing, or drawing a picture with their partner.
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Advanced Homophones 4
In this language arts learning exercise, students discover homophones, or words that sound alike but are spelled differently. Students read 15 words and write the homonym on the line.
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills: Sound-Alike Words 1
In this listening and speaking worksheet, learners will read 20 sentences each containing a misspelled homophone. Then students will circle the misspelled homophone and write the correct sound alike word on the line.
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Homonyms
In this homonyms worksheet, students complete 2 activities that help them learn to identify words that sound alike. Students circle the words in the first set and then read the sentences and complete with a homonym.
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Commonly Misspelled Words
Display this list of commonly misspelled and frequently confused words for your learners. Though there is no interactive component, this handout is a great reference tool comparing many homophones such as sole and soul. One tip...
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Using Homophones
Never mix up principle and principal again with a helpful homophones worksheet. Featuring ten pairs of words that have the same sounds but different meanings, the worksheet prompts your class to fill in the blanks with the appropriate...
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Brain Teasers--- Homonyms
In these homonym worksheets, students discover that some words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Students complete 4 sentences, choosing from the word bank. There are 20 worksheets available here...
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Homophones 3
For this homophones worksheet, students read 16 words that have a homophone partner. Students write the word that sounds the same as the given word. There is no word bank.
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Homophones 5
In this homophones worksheet, students read 15 words that have a homophone. Students write the word that sounds like each word given.
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Usage Errors
Look at the most commonly confused words in the English language! This resource briefly explains the difference between there, they're, and their as well as too, to, and two, and finally it's and its. First, read the section entitled...
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Speaking and Listening Sound Alike Words
For this alike words worksheet, learners read the sentences, underline the incorrect words, and write a sound-alike word for the 20 sentences.
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Similar Words
In this spelling and grammar activity, students study words which look or sound alike such as "desert" and "dessert." Students use the 24 words in the word bank to choose correct words to complete 20 sentences.
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Long Vowel Sound-oo
Kindergarteners and first graders alike identify the word that matches the first two illustrations. Then they use two clues to illustrate the mystery word! Did they guess it correctly? Can they identify the oo?
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Rhyming Words
In this rhyming worksheet, students determine two words that sound the same. In this rhyming worksheet, students mach seven words.
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Head Lice Are Not Nice
In this words that sound alike worksheet, students list 3 words in the boxes provided that sound almost the same as the 11 words listed.
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills: Sound-Alike Words 2
For this listening and speaking skills worksheet, students will read 20 sentences each containing a misspelled homophone. Students will circle the misspelled homophone and write the correct sound alike word on the line.
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School-Home Links: Correct Words in Context
In this word usage worksheet, students read several word pairs of words that sound and are spelled similarly. Students then place the correct word to complete the sentence. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Homophones
In this similar sounding words learning exercise, students read 12 sentences and fill in the blank in each sentence with the multiple choice homophone that completes each sentence correctly.