New
New
Year 6
Spelling further near-homophones and homophones
I can identify the correct spelling of homophones and near-homophones.
New
New
Year 6
Spelling further near-homophones and homophones
I can identify the correct spelling of homophones and near-homophones.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Two or more words that almost sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called near-homophones.
- 'Accept' and 'except' are near-homophones.
- 'Wary' and 'weary' are near-homophones.
- 'Advice' and 'advise' and 'device' and 'devise' are near-homophones.
- How to spell the curriculum words: recognise and category.
Keywords
Near-homophone - a word that sounds very similar to another word but has a slightly different spelling and a different meaning
Word class - different types of words that are used to form sentences
Context - the surrounding words or sentences that help determine the meaning of a word or phrase
Common misconception
Pupils may select the wrong spelling for the wrong sentence.
Spend time talking about the meaning of the words as you come across them. Show pupils how to use the context of the sentence to help you decipher the meaning and if relevant, discuss its etymology.
You may need to adapt this lesson depending on regional pronunciation as some words presented as 'near-homophones' may be homophones in some accents.
Teacher tip
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on
Open Government Licence version 3.0
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
Loading...
Starter quiz
Download starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.
Select the pair of homophones.
station
stationed
Q2.
Match the homophones.
mourning
whose
steal
principle
Q3.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence: You should make your bed and open your curtains each morening.
mourning
moning
mornning
Q4.
Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. Where is yore coat?
yuor
you're
your'e
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling to complete the following sentence: It is wrong to __________ from others.
stele
steil
steel
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: Every indivduel is unique and special.
Exit quiz
Download exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.
Identify the correct definition of homophones.
words that sound different but have the same meaning
words that sound very similar but have a slightly different spelling and meaning
words that sound the same and are spelt the same
Q2.
What is the difference between a homophone and a near-homophone?
near-homophones sound exactly the same
near-homophones are spelt exactly the same
near-homophones sound the same and are spelt the same
Q3.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. The introduction will procede the main event.
proceed
proecede
preaceed
Q4.
Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold. Any prophit will be given to charity.
prophet
profet
phrofit
Q5.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He had changed so much I did not recanise him.
reckonise
reconise
recugnize
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: I was glad they won the prize within their catagry.
Additional material
Download additional material