Homophone Project

Due: _____/_____/_____

Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings such as there, their, and they’re. In my class, I also count near homophones such as accept and except as well as some words like where, wear, and were (where and wear are homophones while were is not, but is commonly miswritten for the other two).

The six, double-sided worksheets we did as a class contain many homophones within sentences, but do not by any means include them all—there are hundreds of sets of homophones! Use the sheets for reference as well as family, friends, and the Internet. Some dictionaries and reference books also contain lists of homophones. When you start listening, you’ll be surprised by how many come up in conversation.

1) Your task is to write a two to three page story (notice the homophones?) using as many homophone sets as you can.

2) Please highlight or underline each homophone.

3) Use at least five sets of homophones that are not on the worksheets. Additional credit will be given to students who use 10 or more sets that are not on the worksheets.

4) Use at least 20 sets total (too, to, and two count as one set).

5) Additional credit will be given to students who exceed 25 sets of homophones.

6) Grades will be reduced for incorrect usage of any homophone and for not showing the meaning of the word in the sentence.

7) Please list and label the total number of homophone sets used at the top of your story.

8) Please list and label the number of homophone sets you used that are not on the worksheets at the top of the story.

Story start example:

            I asked my parents for two dollars to go by the store and buy an apple, too. I took their car to get there. Unfortunately, someone decided to break the brake on the car!

These three sentences use four homophone sets.