Unit 5

What Are the Traits of a Good Mystery?

Activity


Words with Two Meanings

Homophones are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings.


Here are some examples of homophones:

  • Saw: "I used the saw to cut some wood" and "I saw the bird in the tree."
  • Soil: "I planted the flower in the soil" and "I was afraid the dirt floor would soil my pants."
  • Duck: "I saw the duck swimming on the lake" and "I tried to duck out of the way of the baseball."

Notice that homophones are often different parts of speech. For each of the three examples above, the first example of the word is a noun, and the second example is a verb.

Complete the Words with Two Meanings activity to practice using homophones.

  1. Find two meanings of each of the words listed, and write a sentence for each meaning.
  2. Then, write what the difference is between the two meanings of the word in the last column.




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