Homophones

Shed light on what antonyms, synonyms, and homophones are. In this lesson, upper elementary schoolers create pairs using an antonym, a homophone, and/or a synonym. Then they play an antonym matching game.

It's a known secret that English can be a difficult language to learn, and homophones don't make it any easier. Help your young readers tackle these tricky words with this simple fill-in-the blank exercise in which...

Never mix up principle and principal again with a helpful homophones activity. Featuring ten pairs of words that have the same sounds but different meanings, the activity prompts your class to fill in the blanks with the...

Whether or not your class has heard of homonyms, they'll herd together to complete a language activity! With examples of both homophones and homonyms, the activity prompts learners to come up with additional pairs of words that sound the...

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...

Who gave you grammar homework? Or is it whom? Clarify the meanings of several commonly confused words, including affect and effect, among and between, and then and than with a handout and grammar practice worksheet.

Test your scholars' knowledge of commonly confused words with this grammar learning exercise. With multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank options, this ten question activity is certain to express your learners' understanding. 

Homophones take center stage in this engaging, interactive slide show. Students see that homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. They consider 20 slides which have sentences with...

Practice vocabulary and speaking skills in this ESL reading comprehension lesson. Middle and high schoolers participate in a number of before, during, and after reading activities based on an article entitled "Footballer Sent Off for...

Just because words sound alike doesn't mean they have the same definition. After viewing a short video about homophones, learners come up with their own list of homophones.