As we said before, homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
Read
the text again...only this time pay attention to the colored words in
each of the passages. The words with the same color are
homphones.
While
reading, read the highlighted words aloud to get a better understanding
of what words sound exactly the same but are spelled differently and
have different meanings.
DEAR DEER,
I now live at the zoo. Wait until you HEAR what goes on over HERE.
Love, AUNT ANT
The MOOSE loves MOUSSE.
He ATE EIGHT bowls.
Have YOU seen the EWE?
She's been in a DAZE for DAYS.
That's HIM, the HORSE who is HOARSE from humming a HYMN.
It's quite a FEAT when the bat hangs from his FEET.
The monkey will tell you a TALE as he hangs from his TAIL.
The DOE KNEADED the DOUGH, because she NEEDED the dough.
The TOAD was TOWED to the top of the seesaw, so he could SEE the SEA.
The WHALE was ALLOWED to WAIL ALOUD.
The BEAR had to PAUSE to BARE his big PAWS.
HEY, the elephant THREW a pail THROUGH the big bale of HAY!
Have you READ about the RED fox who BLEW BLUE bubbles?
The giraffe's long neck lets him CHOOSE what he CHEWS.
The cows in the HERD were in a good MOOD.
I HEARD them as they MOOED in harmony.
The bee FLEW away from the flea with the FLU.
And the BEE can BE sure that if had the flu the FLEA would FLEE, too.
There is no NEWS about the GNUS.
They keep to themselves.
AUNT ANT,
You do have some very interesting new neighbors.
I have a new neighbor, too!
Do you KNOW about the HARE with NO HAIR?
She's an expert on skin care.
Love, Your DEAR DEER