Homophones and Spelling (1)

Homophones:

Definition:

1. one of a group of words that are pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear and bare

2. a written letter or combination of letters that represents the same speech sound as anothe, for example 'ph' is a homophone of 'f' in English

Spelling:

Definition:

1. the act or process of writing words by using the letters conventionally accepted for their formation; orthography
2. the art or study of orthography
3. the actual way in which a word is spelt
4. the ability of a person to spell


Let's watch Tiara and Matt trying to understand each other.

Giving the folowing phonetic symbols, write down the homophones words.

• /ɛə/
• /aɪl/ 
• /ˈæntɪ/
• /aɪ/
• /bɛə/ 
• /biː/  
• /breɪk/
• /bai/
• /sɛl/
• /sɛnt/
• /ˈsɪərɪəl/            
• /kɔːs/   
• ˈkɒmplɪmənt/    
• /dæm/
• /dɪə/         
• /dai/         
• /fɛə/           
• /fɜː/
• /ˈflaʊə/  
• /fɔː/ 
• /hɛə/        
• /hiːl /       
• /hɪə/         
•  /hɪm/       
• /həʊl/       
• /aʊə/      
• /ˈaɪdə/     
• /ɪn/ 
• /naɪt /    
• /nɒt/