Transcript Common Syllables

Homophones
Homophones
“Hold still, Alex,” sighed her mother,
tugging away.
Say the word sighed.
Alex pushed peas from side to side on he
plate.
Say the words side.
What do you notice about these two words?
They sound alike.
Homophones
What do you notice about the words
sighed and side?
They sound alike.
These words are called homophones.
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound alike
but do not have the same spelling or the
same meaning.
Homophones
hair
hare
The ____ hopped under the house.
The hare hopped under the house.
My hat messed up my _________.
My hat messed up my hair.
Homophones
tale
tail
We read a ____ about a princess.
We read a tale about a princess.
My dog wages his ____ when he is
happy.
My dog wages his tail when he is
happy.
Homophones
see
sea
Can you ___ the moon?
Can you see the moon?
The book is about life in the ____.
The book is about life in the sea.
Homophones
week
weak
Tom feels to ____ to lift the box.
Tom feels to weak to lift the box.
Seven days makes a _____.
Seven days makes a week.
Homophones
• Look through the story Carousel to
find the following homophones.
• When you find them write them on a
piece of paper.
ant, eight, flu, hear, herd, knight,
knows, main, pail, pear, plain, seam,
weigh, and weight.
Your Turn
Turn your practice book to page 121.