Homophones and Other Homonyms of Sight Words

Book excerpt: Homophones and Other Homonyms of Sight Words offers reproducible coloring and worksheet pages specially designed to teach students the difference between the words homonyms, homophones, homographs, and heteronyms. Through the use of illustrations to color and sentences where the key words are used in context, students will learn to differentiate between homophones like right and write and two, too, and to. Besides the coloring sheets, worksheets are also available for individual practice and to assess student learning, and answer keys are provided at the back of the book. Kids will discover that homophone words are a type of homonym but that not all homonyms are spelled differently. For example, foot is also a homonym because it can refer to either a body part that helps us to walk or to a measurement term meaning 12 inches long. In addition, they will learn that not all words that are spelled alike have the same meaning or pronunciation, as in the homographs (heteronyms) wind, referring to a movement of air, and wind, meaning to twist around. The definitions on page 4 summarize the differences between the words homonym, homophone, homograph, and heteronym. For more information or to contact Habakkuk Educational Materials, please visit the business website at https://www.habakkuk.net/.