Unit 14
Word work: homophones
Homophones are words which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings: pear: I picked a pear to eat with my lunch. pair: I saw a pair of birds on the branch of the tree . Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 Mom told me to ______ ( grate / great ) the coconut for the rice and peas. 2 Everyone wanted to know the ______ ( wait / weight ) of the pumpkin. 3 Some oranges are hard to ______ ( peal / peel ). 4 Granddad replaced the broken ______ ( pane / pain ) of glass. 5 The ______ ( root / route ) of the plant went deep into the ground. 6 The plant has very ______ ( course / coarse ) leaves. 7 Grandma made a delicious ______ ( sauce / source ) for the vegetables. 8 The students were ______ ( aloud / allowed ) to harvest the crops. Writing: account of a process 1 Read the students’ notes about growing sweet potatoes.
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Complete the account.
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Growing sweet potatoes 6th February We placed a sweet potato into a jar of water. We used toothpicks to hold it in the mouth of the jar.
Type up your account. Use bold font for the headings in your account.
• Word work: Students can write sentences to illustrate the other meanings of the homophones, e.g. The concert was a great success. • Writing: Encourage students to use a mix of active and passive verbs in their account. Remind them to revise and proofread their accounts. DA It may be helpful to go through the account orally with some students before they start to write.
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