Spell 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:

bridal and bridle

desert and dessert

 

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

 

A bridal bouquet

 

Bridal is an adjective that describes something to do with a bride.

 

The horse has a new bridle.

 

A bridle goes around a horse's head and reins are attached to it.

 

It is very hot in the desert.

 

A desert is a landscape where rain is very rare.

 

Ice-cream is my favourite dessert.

 

A dessert is a sweet dish that we eat at the end of a meal.

 

Let's practise spelling these words!