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The Story of Homographs and Homophones

Questions: 5

Grade: 3

Words: 73

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Once upon a time, there was a 'bat' flying in the night sky. Suddenly, a boy picked up his 'bat' to play baseball. These words look the same but mean different things. They are called homographs! Then, two rabbits hopped by. Someone said eating 'too' much candy is not good. These words sound the same but mean different things. They are called homophones! Remember, homographs look the same, and homophones sound the same!

Question 1

What are words that look the same but have different meanings called?

Homographs

Explanation. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Example in the story, 'bat' referring to an animal and 'bat' referring to a baseball bat.

Homophones

Heteronyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Question 2

What are words that sound the same but have different meanings called?

Synonyms

Antonyms

Homographs

Homophones

Explanation. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Example in the story, 'two' referring to the number and 'too' referring to an excessive amount.

Heteronyms

Question 3

What is the central idea of the story?

Playing Baseball

Eating Candy

Night Time Activities

Understanding Homographs and Homophones

Explanation. The central idea of the story is to explain the concepts of homographs and homophones.

Rabbits Hopping

Question 4

Is the statement 'Homographs sound the same' true or false?

True

False

Explanation. The statement is false. Homographs are words that are spelled the same, not sound the same.

Maybe

Sometimes

Don't know

Question 5

Which example in the story is a homophone?

'Bat' the animal and 'bat' the baseball bat

'Two' the number and 'too' meaning excessively

Explanation. 'Two' and 'too' are homophones because they sound the same but have different meanings.

The boy and the bat

The night sky and the baseball bat

The rabbits and the candy

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