Spelling – Thursday 11th February

The focus of today’s lesson are homophones and near-homophones.

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things.

An example of a pair of homophones are there and their.

Near-homophones are words that sound similar (but not exactly the same!) and are spelled differently and mean different things.

An example of a pair of near-homophones are peas and peace.

Tip: You may need to look up words in a dictionary to check their meaning. There is an online dictionary available here https://kids.britannica.com/kids/browse/dictionary

Have a go at these activities:

 

 

 

 

10 thoughts on “Spelling – Thursday 11th February

  • 11th February 2021 at 9:50 am
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    Activity 2
    Allowed- Means that you are the permission to do something.
    Morning- A period of time where you usually wake up and where part of your area is starting to get sunlight.
    Serial-Consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.
    Altar-The table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services.

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  • 11th February 2021 at 10:52 am
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    Activity 1
    advice – advise
    licence -license
    farther – father
    guessed – guest
    practice – practise
    heard – herd

    Activity 2
    aloud – to speak so that others can hear
    allowed – is to have permission to do something
    morning – time of the beginning of the day
    mourning – the expression of sorrow for someone’s death
    serial – number
    cereal – a grain used for food
    alter – to change something
    altar – is a place in church

    Activity 3
    a) passed
    b) dessert
    c) draught
    d) principle
    e) stationary
    f) steel
    g) weary
    h) compliment

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  • 11th February 2021 at 10:59 am
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    Spelling

    Activity 1

    advice-advise
    father-farther
    license-licence
    guest-guessed
    herd-heard
    practise-practice

    Activity 2
    These are the words that need a definition

    allowed- to have permission to do something
    morning- the start of the day.
    serial- forming part of taking place in a series.
    altar- A flat table for focusing on religion.

    Activity 3
    a) passed
    b) dessert
    c) draft
    d) principal
    e) stationary
    f) steel
    g) weary
    h) compliment

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  • 11th February 2021 at 12:15 pm
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    Activity 1

    Advice-Advise
    Licence-License
    Farther-Father
    Guessed-Guest
    Practice-Practise
    Heard-Herd

    Activity 2
    Allowed- To be able to do something
    Morning-The period of time
    Serial-Taking place in a series
    Altar-The table in a Christian church

    Activity 3
    A) Passed
    B)Dessert
    C)Draft
    D)Principle
    E)Stationary
    F)Steel
    G)Weary
    H)Compliment

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  • 11th February 2021 at 5:07 pm
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    Activity 1

    Advice – advise
    Licence – license
    Farther – father
    Guessed – guest
    Practice – practise
    Heard – herd

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  • 11th February 2021 at 5:09 pm
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    Activity 2

    Allowed – you give permission to do something

    Morning – its AM

    Serial – i dont know

    Altar – i dont know

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  • 11th February 2021 at 5:13 pm
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    Activity 3

    a. Passed
    b. Dessert
    c. Draft
    d. Principle
    e. Stationery
    f. Steel
    g. Weary
    h. Compliment

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  • 11th February 2021 at 8:07 pm
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    Well done everyone!

    Here are the answers:

    Activity 1
    advice and advise
    licence and license
    farther and father
    guessed and guest
    practice and practise
    heard and herd

    Activity 2 (your words may not be exactly the same!)
    Allowed – letting someone do something
    Morning – the period of time between midnight and noon.
    Serial – Something that happens regularly.
    Altar – the table in a Christian church.

    Activity 3
    a. passed
    b. dessert
    c. draught
    d. principal
    e. stationary
    f. steel
    g. weary
    h. compliment

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  • 12th February 2021 at 8:23 am
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    I did mine on paper, did you get it?

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    • 12th February 2021 at 10:01 am
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      Yes Kristers, I’m about to have a look.

      Mr Bushell

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