Some words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. We see with our eyes, but we swim in the sea. We have two eyes, we go to school, and something can be too hot.
To choose the right one, think about the meaning of the sentence. Then picture the right word. Learning one sound-alike pair at a time works best.
Another pair is hear and here. You hear with your ear, and here means in this place.
Worked example
Choose: “I can ___ a bird.” (see / sea)
- Are we talking about water or looking?
- Looking with your eyes is see.
Answer:I can see a bird.
Key words
- homophone
- a word that sounds like another but means something different
- meaning
- what a word tells us
- spelling
- the letters in a word, in order
Practise this
New questions every time.
Common Core-referenced: L.1.2d