PPT-Similes , Idioms , and Homophones

BY Kezmen and Rylee What is a simile A way of describing something by comparing it with something else Also use like and as in your simile . 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.. English. Eve . Tamela. ICC-523 . Midterm Project. This Lesson. At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:. describe what an idiom is in English;. give the meanings of at least three commonly used English language idioms.. Simile. : . a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. . A simile always uses the words . like. or . as. to make a comparison. . Examples: . It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog. - The Beatles . By: Agustin and Mattie. What is a homophone?. A homophone is  two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.. Purpose. The purpose of using homophones in literature is to create humorous effects by using words that have two or more meanings. Brought to you by powerpointpros.com. Teacher’s Menu. Select a mini-lesson that you would like to play. Default mode is . play all.. Play All. Similes. Metaphors. Personification. SIMILES. What is a Simile?. Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics. Dong Fang College. Toriano. Cook. Although English is very similar all around the world, there are some small differences that make very big differences.. Poetry. Review! Poetry Terms!!. Topic?. Theme?. Imagery. ?. Onomatopoeia?. Alliteration?. Similes!!. What is a . simile. ?. A comparison of two unlike items using “like” or “as”. Similes are often used as imagery—to paint a picture in your head by comparing two things.. Let’s begin! . Students will be able to :. u. nderstand what an idiom is. . r. ecognize the meaning of idioms .. e. xplain at least three commonly used idioms in the English language.. What is an idiom?. To leave _____ alone: not to disturb, to stay away from. I didn’t have a good day, so leave me alone, please.. Hey! Leave that cake alone! It’s for dinner!. Idioms book p. 166. To beat around the bush: to avoid discussing directly; to evade an issue.. 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. By: Jaime Morgan. What are Homophones?. . Homophones are words that . SOUND. . alike. , but have . DIFFERENT. . spellings. and . meanings. .. . Lets see some examples!!!. . 2. Homophones. . Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. . For . example, if I want to say that somebody . swims well. , I can say they . swim like a fish. because fish swim well. . Heart Idioms. As a group, read each of the following idioms and match with the appropriate meaning. Write your answer on scratch paper or dry erase board.. 1. cross my heart _____ a. to give up. 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..