determine= figure out

Read the following sentences:

Do you want t0 go to the park?

I have two pencils.

Do the words to and two sound the same?•YesDo they mean the same?•No

Homophones: two or more words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.Example:Do you want to go to the park?“To” in this sentence means where you’re going.I have two pencils.“Two” in this sentence means the number.The words “to” and “two” are homophones

because they sound the same, but are spelled different and have different meanings

What is a homophone?Why are two and to homophones?

Buy– I want to buy those shoes.Bye—My mom said bye to me this morning.

Their—Their parents are going to be mad.There—My house is over there.They’re—They’re going to the zoo tomorrow.

One—I have one sister.Won—We won the basketball game yesterday.

Here—The teacher said, “Come over here.”Hear—The room was so noisy that I couldn’t hear the speaker.

Night—I had a lot of homework last night.Knight—The knight rescued the princess.

Right—I had the right answer.Write—You need to write a paragraph for homework.

Knows—He always knows the right answer.Nose—I had a pimple on my nose.

Soar—I love to watch eagles soar across the sky.Sore—My legs were sore after running five miles.

1. Read the sentence. • My team ______ the championship.

2. Think: What is the sentence about? • A team and a championship.

3. Look at the homophone definitions.• Which word can fit with the context clues?

4. Choose and write the best homophone for the sentence.• My team won the championship.

Let’s Practice the Steps Together!

1.Read the sentence. During the test, we had to _______ the main idea and

three details.

2.Think: What is the sentence about? There is a test; did something with main ideas and

details

3.Look at the homophone definitions. What is something you can do with main ideas and

details?

4.Choose and write the best homophone for the sentence. During the test, we had to write the main idea and

three details.

Practice Steps 1 and 21.Read the

sentence. 2.Think: What is

the sentence about?

After you go to the gym, you will be _______.

Let’s do Step 3 and 4 together3. Look at the

homophone definitions.

How will I be after the gym?

4. Choose and write the best homophone for the sentence.

After you go to the gym, you will be sore.

Now do all the steps and fill in the correct homograph in the following sentence:1.Read the sentence. 2.Think: What is the

sentence about?3.Look at the

homophone definitions.

4.Choose and write the best homophone for the sentence.

I always take a shower at _______ because in the morning, I don’t have time.

Why is it important to know homophones?It’s important to know homophones so we can understand the sentence

we can be better readerswe can write sentences correctly

Let’s review what we learned:What is a homophone?Why are “there,” “their” and “they’re”

homophones?What do you think is the most important

reason to know homophones?