Practise Spelling Homophones

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:

 

cereal and serial

guessed and guest

 

Let's look at these in a sentence so we can understand their different meanings:

 

I like to have cereal for breakfast.

 

 

Cereal is something people often eat for breakfast with milk.

 

This is my favourite TV serial.

 

 

A serial is something that happens several times, or repeatedly,  in order (in a series).

 

I didn't know so I guessed the answer.

 

 

Guessed is a verb in the past tense, meaning giving an answer without knowing if it is correct.

 

I invited the guest inside the house.

 

 

A guest is a person who has been invited to visit or stay in another place.

 

Are you ready to practise spelling these words?  Let's go!