Homophones are words that have the exact same pronunciation but are spelled differently. Examples: sun/son, wail/whale, main/mane.
Phonics Homophones Grammar Verbs – Past Participle and Present Participle
A Complete these sentences using the correct homophone.
1. ‘Did you _____(no/know) that Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron was found in the woods?’
2. _____ (Its/It’s) a fierce but famous legend. Romulus and Remus _____ (wear/were) brought up by a wolf.
3. The USS Eldridge _____ (maid/made) headlines when it suddenly disappeared in a flash of light.
4. When many people _____(herd/heard) the Philadelphia story, they were terrified that the new scientific weapons would blow the world _____ (to/too) bits.
5. Hundreds of ships and _____ (plains/planes) are alleged to have gone missing over the Bermuda Triangle.
6. The author believes that journalists make up these stories as they are keen to _____ (sell/cell) lots of newspapers.
7. ‘Did you _____ (hear/here) that Lord Carnarvon paid for the excavations of the Pharaoh’s tomb?
8. _____(Sum/Some) people are completely baffled by the mystery of the Mary Celeste.
B Change these sentences to the past tense in your copybook. Example: to jump
jumping/jumped
1. Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron _____ (to live) in the woods. 2. Victor was _____ (to capture) and taken to the city. 3. Some of the crew on the USS Eldridge _____ (to go) mad with fear.
4. It is claimed that hurricanes and wild waves _____ (to wreck) ships sailing across the Bermuda Triangle.
5. Golden treasures were _____ (to discover) in the Pharaoh’s tomb. 6. Deadly bacteria and poisonous gases were _____ (to find) in ancient tombs.
C Put the present participles of the verbs in Part B into sentences in your copybook.
Strand: Reading Element: Understanding LO 3, 4, 5 Strand: Writing Element: Understanding LO 3, 4
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WALT: Examine
homophones and verbs.
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