Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 2 - Homophones

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

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Week 3

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what homophones are and gives examples

Homophones are words that sound the same when pronounced but have different meanings, spellings, or both. Despite their identical pronunciation, they can have entirely unrelated meanings.

Examples of Homophones:

1.   Their (belonging to them) vs. There (a place) vs. They’re (they are)

o    Example: Their car is parked over there, and they’re coming soon.

2.   To (preposition), Two (number), Too (also or excessively)

o    Example: I’m going to the store to buy two apples, but that’s too many.

3.   Bare (naked) vs. Bear (the animal or to carry)

o    Example: He walked on the bare floor while a bear crossed the path.

4.   Hear (to listen) vs. Here (a location)

o    Example: I can hear you from over here.

5.   Allowed (permitted) vs. Aloud (spoken out loud)

o    Example: She is allowed to read aloud in class.

6.   Knew (past tense of "know") vs. New (recent or not old)

o    Example: I knew the answer, but I bought a new book instead.

7.   Right (correct) vs. Write (to form letters or words)

o    Example: She got the right answer but forgot to write it down.

8.   Whole (entire) vs. Hole (a hollow space)

o    Example: He ate the whole cake, and there was a hole in the ground.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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Week 4

The teacher guides the learners to carry out the word search on page 94 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2

Learners observe, learn and participate

3

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Define homophones

2.   Give examples of homophones and their meanings and sentence usage

- Learners observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 94 1-12 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 94 1-9 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners