Phonics - Homophones

WB: 8.1.21

Monday

Year 2 Homophones Overview

Recap:

read

bat

wind

wave

For Example:

pair pear

I am going to show you an image of a homophone.

You need to think of the other homophone.

Write down the correct spellings for both homophones and draw a

rough sketch to help remind you of the correct spellings!

e.g. I show you a picture of a pair of socks

and you tell me that the next image will be of the pear fruit

see

I can see with my eye.

RememberL

The word ‘see’ has 2’e’s in it, so does the word ‘eye;!

sea

There is a turtle in the sea.

one

My brother is oneyear old.

won

I won the egg and spoon race!

sun

The sun is shining.

son

I have a son.

bee

The bee stung me.

be

I would like to be alone.

knight

The knight saved the princess.

night

I like to read at night.

bare

My foot is bare.

bear

The bear growled.

here

Come over here!

hear

I cannot hear you.

blew

I blew the balloon up.

blue

My favourite colour is blue.

Near Homophones

quite

quiet

Activity – memory game

Look back over the homophones that we talked about today.

Make some cards for each of the homophones.

Once you have a card for each of the homophones, turn your cards over and try and find the matching homophone!

see one sun bee knight bare here blew

sea won son be night bear hear blue

Handwriting

1) Practise the ‘ph’ join 10 times.

2) Write each of the words 5 times

Tuesday

there, their, they’rehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zqhpk2p/articles/z3cxrwx

their, there, they’re

• ‘Their’ means it belongs to them, eg "I ate their sweets."

• ‘They're’ is short for 'they are' eg "They are going to be cross."

• ‘There’ refers to a place, eg "I'm going to hide over there."

their, there or they’re?

I accidently threw myball over _______ .

their, there or they’re?

I ate _______ sweets.

their, there or they’re?

I like _______ shoes.

their, there or they’re?

________ unkind to me.

It this correct?

I left my shoes over there.

It this correct?

They’re mum is so kind.

It this correct?

There going swimming after school.

Activity – put each of these words into a sentence

• Their’ means it belongs to them

• ‘They're’ is short for 'they are'

• ‘There’ refers to a place

Challenge:make a poster like this to go in your room!

Handwriting –Year 2 Common Exception words:

Look, say, cover, write, check!

Write each of these words 5 times, really focus on practising your joined handwriting as well as your spelling!

Wednesday

to, two, toohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z22yqhv/articles/zc4jpbk

to, too, two

• ‘To’ is used to show motion, eg "I’m going to the shop."

• ‘Too’ means ‘also’ or ‘extremely’, eg "I would like to come too but I'm

too tired."

• ‘Two’ means the number 2, eg "Let’s buy two apples."

Think of a sentence using the word ‘to’

We will all say our sentences out loud!

Remember: ‘To’ is used to show motion, eg "I’m going to the shop."

Think of a sentence using the word ‘two’

We will all say our sentences out loud!

Remember: ‘Two’ means the number 2, eg "Let’s buy two apples."

Think of a sentence using the word ‘too’

We will all say our sentences out loud!

Remember: ‘Too’ means ‘also’ or ‘extremely’, eg "I would like to come too but I'm too tired."

Homophone Bingo!

Choose 5 words from the list below:

bear there blue to knight hear sea

quiet pear sun one bee flower

Activity – fill in the missing blanks with the correct word: to, too or two?

• ‘To’ is used to show motion

• ‘Too’ means ‘also’ or ‘extremely’

• ‘Two’ means the number 2

I walked ____ the shop after school.

I tried to eat _____ cakes but could only manage one.

I was _____ hot with my coat on.

Handwriting

1) Practise the ‘ew’ join 10 times.

2) Write each of the words 5 times