HOMONYMS HEAR Here HOMONYM DENOTATIONS HOMONYM two words that sound the same but have different spelling and meanings What are some other common homonyms Hear verb to perceive by the ear ID: 189481
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Commonly Confused Words
HOMONYMS
HEAR/ HereSlide2
HOMONYM DENOTATIONS:
HOMONYM- two words that sound the same but have different spelling and meanings
What are some other common homonyms?
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Hear (verb) – to perceive by the ear.
Ex.
I
hear
music playing in the background.
Here
(adverb) – in this place; in this spot or
location
Ex. You
are there and I am here.Slide3
Homophone practice:
Did you (hear, here) the news about the devastating hurricane (hear, here) in South Florida?
2. I
can
(hear, here) the crashing waves of the sea (hear, here) in my hotel room.
3. I want you to come and (hear, here) me so please come (hear, here) as soon as you finish school.
4. Since I am (hear, here) may I please (hear, here) the amazing story you had this summer?
5. (Hear, Here) you are; I have been looking everywhere for you (hear, here) at the mall!Slide4
Answer KeyHear/here
Hear/here
Hear/here
Here/hear
Here/hereSlide5
Context Clues
Out
of
a
window I can see the
smooglborg
,
those mysterious deep shaded arbors, the riotous old-fashioned flowers, and bushes and gnarly trees.
a) dog b) clouds c) garden d) bumblebees
2. It is
grabbled
off ---the paper in great patches all around the head of my
bed, about as far as I can reach, and in a great place on the other side of
the room low down.
a) stripped b) pasted c) smashed d) folded
3. I lie here on this great
fnicklated
bed—it is nailed down, I believe—and follow
that pattern about by the hour.
a) frozen b) immovable c )shaking d) movable