Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.4.B*
use context to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or distinguish among multiple meaning words and homographs
3rd Grade Reading - Homophones and Multiple Meaning Words Lesson
Homophones
Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.
Examples:
our (pronoun), hour (unit of time) their (pronoun), they’re (contraction of “they are”), there (adverb) mane (hair on the neck of an animal), main (chief, central)
Homographs
Homographs are words that have many different meanings but the same spelling.
Examples:
organ a body part, a musical instrument tire to be weary, part of a vehicle pants breathes hard, clothing for the legs
To figure out the correct word to use in a sentence, think about the following:
What is the sentence about?
How is the word used?
What part of speech is the word (verb, noun, etc.)?
3rd Grade Reading - Homophones and Multiple Meaning Words Lesson