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In this activity, we're going to to be looking at common homophones and how to spell them.
Homophones are words that sound the same but mean different things and are spelt differently.
For example: bear and bare.
Read those two words out loud - did you notice that they sound exactly the same?
They have completely different meanings though - let's look at each of them in a sentence:
The bear was prowling through the forest.
On hot days I like to take off my socks and have bare feet.
In this activity, we are going to practise spelling two pairs of homophones:
aisle and isle
aloud and allowed
Let's look at these in a sentence so we can understand their different meanings:
The bride walked down the aisle.
An aisle is a passageway between chairs, such as in a church, theatre, or on a plane. It is also the passageway between shelves in a supermarket.
What a beautiful isle!
An isle is a small island.
Please read the book aloud.
Aloud means 'out loud', in a voice loud enough to be heard.
Am I allowed to go on the ride?
When we are allowed to do something we have permission to do it.
Are you ready to practise spelling these words? Let's go!
