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Choose the right word to complete the sentence

wait / weight

a) he has lost !!!!!!!. he looks great. b) " had to !!!!!! for his call so " missed the bus.

site / sight

a) #a$e you seen the school%s new !!!!!!!!& b) " can%t stand the !!!!!!!! of blood.

there / their

a) !!!!!! was a huge pile of coins in the fountain. b) !!!!!! names were engra$ed onto the trophy.

dear / deer

a) 'ill you set the table( my !!!!!!!!& b) )ook* There%s a !!!!!!! by the ri$er.

night / knight

a) The late !!!!!!!!! ir )ang was buried here. b) There was an eclipse of the moon last !!!!!!!. a) -i$e me a !!!!!!!( will you& b) " always !!!!!!! gently. a) Thank you* 'e !!!!!!! be thrilled to come. b) This box is made of !!!!!!!!. a) he doesn%t eat !!!!!!!. b) !!!!!!!! me at the station at . o%clock. a) "t was !!!!!! to see they were in lo$e. b) #er boyfriend was killed in a !!!!!! crash. a) ,on%t ask her for money. "t%s a !!!! of time. b) #e put his arm round my !!!!!!!!. b) a) The dog chased his !!!!!!! tirelessly. b) "t was a !!!!!!! of bra$ery and honesty. a) #e in+ured his !!!!!!! last year. b) "t took a long time to !!!!!!!!.

break / brake wood / would

meat / meet

plain / plane

waste / waist

tale / tail heal / heel

text using the correct word.

2. Read the following text carefully. There are ten wrongly spelt words. Rewrite the

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/. Complete the crossword using the correct homophone 0cross .. right 1. won ,own 1. flour 2. grate /. allowed 2. peace
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2. Think of one more pair of homophones and set a task for your partner

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Teaching notes

)ead7in 8my suggestion)

0sk your students to take out their notebooks and pens. Tell them you are going to dictate a few words that they should write down. 'hen they get ready( start dictating3 /ai/( /bai/( /hai/( /tu3/( /nou/. They will get confused not knowing which word you actually mean. Tell them it%s their choice. Then write the phonetic transcription on board and ask them to spell out the words they ha$e written. /ai/ 7 "( eye9 /bai/ 7 by( buy( bye9 /hai/ 7 hi( high9 /tu3/ 7 to( too( two9 /nou/ 7 no( know. Tell them that these words( which sound alike but are spelt differently and ha$e different meaning( are called homophones.

:ractice
,istribute the worksheet and tell them to do the first three exercises in pairs. 'hen they ha$e completed the task( ask them to check results with the pair in front/behind them( and then check with the whole class. ;inally( ask them to think of one more pair of homophones and set a task for their partner.

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