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Middle Childhood English Language Arts
Maribeth Ward
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What is a homonym? A homonym is, “ A word the same in sound and sometimes spelling, but different in meaning.”
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Your vs. You’reYour- A form of the possessive you. Used to
attribute an adjective. Example: Your dress is very pretty.
You’re- The contraction of “you are.”Example: I hope you’re coming to the party!
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Two vs. TooTwo- A number represented by the symbol “2".
Example: I ate two slices of pizza.
Too- To an excessive extent or degree; beyond what is desirable, fitting, or right; in addition to.Example: Are you coming, too?
To- Used for directing motion or direction toward something.Are you going to play in the game?
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Time to PracticeFill in the word that fits best in the following
sentence: There are _____ kinds of books.
too two
to super
Correct! Good Job!
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Sorry! Wrong answerTwo is the best answer in this sentence because there is a specific quantity/number of books. When
in doubt which form of a word to use,
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They’re, Their, ThereThey’re- A contraction of “they are.”
They’re in my class.
Their- A form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun.The kids lost their homework.
There- In or at that place. I went there for advice.
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More PracticeFill in the word that fits best in the following
sentence:____________ my best friends.
They’re There
Their They
CorrectIn this case, “They’re my best friends” makes
the most sense.
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Sorry, wrong answerIn this sentence, they’re is the best option to
correctly complete the sentence. We know this because there is a contraction for they are. You could also say, “ They are my best friends.”
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ReviewToday we learned about several commonly
misused homonyms. There are many homonyms within the English
language and it takes practice to master which word is appropriate in context.
When in doubt: place each word into the blank to see if it makes the most sense.
Our next lesson will be about the possessive form of a noun.
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Referenceswww.dictionary.comhttp://schooledbygould.wordpress.com/2011/
09/27/homonyms/
http://blownspeakers.tumblr.com/post/105965216/im-pretty-sure-homonyms-are-spelled-the-same
www.wikipedia.comhttp://aacton.gladbrook.iowapages.org/
id3.htmlhttp://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/
grammar-help---you-re--your--t/1071235http://studenthacks.org/category/writing/