PPT-Homophones and Hyphens

Homophones Words that sound alike or nearly alike but have different meanings and spellings are called homophones affect verb to exert influence effect verb to accomplish noun result principal adj most important noun head of a school. Aims and Objectives. Aim. To gain an awareness of homophones, and to be able to . use. . the correct . word when given a choice.. Objectives. To . listen. to a dictation.. To . read. sentences containing homophones.. Hyphens. 1. Use . a hyphen to divide a word at the end of a line.. Example: What percentage of U.S. households have sub-. scribed to cable television. ?. Divide a word only between syllables.. Do not divide a one syllable word.. . Grammar Station . Rules of Hyphens . Use hyphens in compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine . Ex. Twenty-four, seventy-seven, ninety-six . Rules of Hyphens . . Use a hyphen in a compound adjective that precedes a noun. If the compound adjective comes after the noun do not use a hyphen. PUNCTUATION. look . like stitches. act like stitches. to join words, to . Frankenstein. words. creating one longer . word. EX. :. “six-step . process”. it’s not a . six. process. it’s not a . Hyphens. By Joanna McDowell. When do we use hyphens?. Range of numbers. Compound numbers. Fractions. Certain prefixes and suffixes. Compound nouns . Coequal nouns. Compound modifiers. Facilitate Reading. Grammar Toolkit. Hyphens and dashes. Grammar Toolkit. Hyphens and dashes. The main use of . hyphens. is to join two or more . words . into compound words. . A . dictionary will . usually tell . you whether or . Hyphens . can be used in several ways. .. Here . are . some . of . them.. B. e . sure to consult a dictionary . if you . have any questions. .. -Hyphens-. -Hyphens-. Use a hyphen in compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine.. A hyphen is shorter than a dash and . joins . words together. There are no spaces between a hyphen and the words. .. twenty-five (not twenty – . five). Hyphens. When. to use . hyphens. Hyphens. In numbers. Use a . hyphen. to divide a word at the end of a line. . Only words with more than one syllable can be divided. Do not leave a single letter at the beginning or the end of a line. . Longer words can be divided in more than one place.. The word “homo-” means . the same. .. The word “-phone” means . sound. . . Together, the word homophone means “. same sound. ”.. Homophones are words that:. sound. . alike. are . spelled differently. to connect two or more words (and numbers) into a single concept, especially for building adjectives. . Note . that a hyphen never has spaces on either side. .. . Example: There are fewer Italian-American communities these days. . By: Jaime Morgan. What are Homophones?. . Homophones are words that . SOUND. . alike. , but have . DIFFERENT. . spellings. and . meanings. .. . Lets see some examples!!!. . 2. Homophones. You can check word meanings . here. .. Read through the first few slides and match the correct word to the sentence.. Then have a go at spotting and correcting spelling mistakes.. Finally, using your spelling lists to help, fit the correct spellings into the sentences.. joins . words together. There are no spaces between a hyphen and the words. .. twenty-five (not twenty – . five). Hyphens. When. to use . hyphens. Hyphens. In numbers. In numbers between 21 and 99 (but not 30, 40 .