CM1 Bilingual
Ms.Hamzaoui
Prepared dictation N° 3
To be ready for this dictation, you must train at home so that you know how to spell all the words (ask
someone to read it to you) and learn the grammar / spelling points related to it.
The two children rode their bicycles up to the main road. There, they had to stop and come back
because there were too many cars. Their parents told them to be careful. It was cloudy, and windy. All
of a sudden, a strong wind blew the clouds away and the sky became blue again. Tom and Ted felt
like two brave knights on a quest. That night, they both fell asleep with a smile on their face.
Homophones:
Homophones are words that sound the same. They have different spellings and different meanings.
Examples:
I will write my name. // Turn right at this street.
She ate a pear for lunch. // I bought a pair of shoes
In the dictation above, all underlined words are homophones.
A few common homophones:
it’s // its
know // no
blue // blew
deer // dear
for // four
knew // new
plane // plain
some // sum
to // two // too
right // write
hear // here
their // they’re // there
witch // which
your // you’re
night // knight
Common spelling errors: these words are not homophones, but many students misspell them!
Do not mix up: with and white // fell and felt
Ordering letters: two
Homophones
there their
they’re
pear pair
________ waiting for ________ bus at the bus-stop over ________.
see sea
A sailor went to ____, to ____ what he could ____. But all that he could ____, was
the bottom of the deep blue ____.
hear here
“Come _____!” called her mother. “I know you can _____ me.”
where wear
What should I _____? I suppose it depends on ______ I’m going!
sore saw
Timothy ____ him trip and fall on the concrete. He said his knee is ____.
scene
Have you _____ the latest film? I love the last _____!
seen
bean been
She bought a new _____ of jeans and some _____s at the market.
Jack was worried. Perhaps his mother would wonder where he’d_____________.
She might not be very impressed with the magic ____________.
CM1 Bilingual
Ms.Hamzaoui