LESSON
10
name _____________________________________________ date ____________
Homographs
It rhymes with love.
dove
record
live
lead
wind
dove
record
live
lead
wind
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A homograph is a word that is spelled the same
as another word but has a different meaning
A dove is a bird.
and sometimes a different pronunciation.
It rhymes Dove is a past
A band can record a song.
with stove.
form of dive.
You can keep a record of your grades.
You live in a country.
A live flower is a living one.
Lead is a kind of metal.
If you lead a parade, you are at the beginning of it.
You must wind some clocks. / A strong wind can knock you down.
240 Vocabular y Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 3 © 2012 by Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic Teaching Resources
A. Read the words in each row. Circle three words that rhyme with the
word at left.
1. live
hive
give
dive
five
2. lead
bead
head
bed
sled
3. dove
cove
drove
glove
rove
4. lead
bleed
feed
dead
weed
5. wind
find
grinned
hind
mind
B. Choose the correct word for each sentence. Write a or b in the blank.
a. rek’ ord
b. ree kord’
1. A thermometer will _______________ the temperature.
2. The judge kept a _______________ of the scores.
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LESSON
10
name _____________________________________________ date ____________
Homographs
dove
record
live
lead
wind
dove
record
live
lead
wind
A. Use what you know. Write the best word to complete each sentence.
1. The city has a __________________ of when you were born.
2. Jane __________________ into the lake with a splash.
3. Your address tells where you __________________ .
4. Let’s __________________ the story on a CD.
5. The hostess will __________________ us to a table.
6. The __________________ howled during the storm.
8. The __________________ was cooing on its perch.
9. Elise was late because she forgot to __________________ her alarm clock.
10. You can see a __________________ broadcast of the concert.
B. Read each question. Choose the answer.
1. Which one can you lead?
2. What helps a plant live?
3. Which one has feathers?
4. Which one is a metal?
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house
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water
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dove❒
lead❒
horse
waste
dive
leader
Writing to Learn
Choose a pair of homographs. Write two questions. The answer
for each question should be one of the homographs.
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7. Toy soldiers are sometimes made of __________________ .
LESSON
10
name _____________________________________________ date ____________
Homographs
Complete the puzzle.
Across
1. show the way
4. the opposite of dead
6. A singer might do this to a song.
7. This metal is used in batteries.
9. This blows during storms.
Down
2. This bird is a symbol of peace.
3. You do this to some clocks.
5. took a plunge
6. written information that can be kept
8. make a home in a place; reside
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Lesson 10, page 33: A. 1. hive,
dive, five 2. head, bed, sled 3. cove,
drove, rove 4. bleed, feed, weed
5. find, hind, mind B. 1. b. 2. a.
page 34: A. 1. record 2. dove
3. live 4. record 5. lead 6. wind
7. lead 8. dove 9. wind 10. live
B. 1. horse 2. water 3. dove 4. lead
page 35: Across: 1. lead 4. live
6. record 7. lead 9. wind Down:
2. dove 3. wind 5. dove 6. record
8. live
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