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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:
advice and advise
device and devise
Let's look at these in a sentence so we can understand their different meanings:
Can you please give me some advice?
Advice is a noun (naming word) meaning an opinion or help that one person can give to another.
Please advise me.
Advise is a verb (action word) for giving someone a piece of advice.
I have a new gaming device!
Device is a noun (naming word) a tool that is made for a particular use. We often use the word device to describe small electronic items like phones, tablets, or computers.
Let's devise a plan to find the treasure.
Devise is a verb (action word) meaning to plan or invent something, usually by thinking really carefully.
Are you ready to practise spelling these words? Let's go!
