Skill Areas: Vocabulary • Research and Inquiry • Writing
Pick a Pair of Homophones
1. Read these words: pair pear
Tell what you notice about how the words sound, are spelled,
and what they mean.
2. Use the grid below to help you find matching pairs of
homophones.
3. Write your words on the board, on the computer, or on
chart paper.
4. Think of other homophone word pairs and add them to your list.
aloud
dear
great
allowed
deer
grate
be
eye
hair
bee
I
hare
cell
fair
knot
sell
fare
not
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Spell Words with
Long e Vowel Sound
Words with the long e vowel sound can be spelled in more than one way.
e
ea
ee
e-e
y
equal
he
me
she
eat
least
seat
teacher
agree
bee
week
concrete
Pete
baby
body
happy
Say each word. Hear the long e vowel sound.
Spell the word.
Find other examples and make a list.
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Skills: Spelling • Phonics
Spell Words with
Long u Vowel Sound
Words with the long u vowel sound can be spelled in more than one way.
u
u-e
menu
universe
human
June
tube
parachute
Say each word. Hear the long u vowel
sound. Spell the word.
Find other examples and make a list.
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