Lesson Two
ELAR Level Six, Unit 3: Homophones
LESSON TWO
In this Lesson you will be reviewing and/or learning more homophones which are very common in the English language.
Please read the following paragraph and notice how the homophones are used.
Daddy took us to the store. He had to buy some tacks for a project. I needed two oars for my boat, and my brother Benny wanted some new blue jeans. Because Daddy needed to get back to work, we planned the best route to take through the aisles so that it wouldn't take too much time to shop. However, Benny didn't want to take a straight route. He wanted to zigzag and explore everything on the shelves.
Now look over the list of homophones and study their definitions.
(A) to -- towards
(B) too -- also
(C) two -- number
(A) blue -- color
(B) blew -- to breathe hard
(A) or -- used to show the second of two: two OR three
(B) oar -- a pole to row a boat
(C) ore -- a mineral, especially a metal
(A) some -- an unspecified (not mentioned) number
(B) sum -- the whole amount
(A) need -- want or required
(B) knead -- squeeze or press
(A) tax -- fees or dues
(B) tacks -- short nails
(A) root -- underground part of a plant
(B) route -- a road or course
(A) grown -- to increase in size
(B) groan -- a deep sound
(A) cellar -- underground room
(B) seller -- one who sells
(A) doe -- a female deer
(B) dough -- soft flour mixture
(A) grown - to increase in size
(B) groan - a deep sound
(A) cellar - underground room
(B) seller - one who sells
(A) doe - a female deer
(B) dough - soft flour mixture
PRACTICE