Lesson Plan in Homonyms
Lesson Plan in Homonyms
Lesson Plan in Homonyms
Grade 7
Prepared by: Sarah Jane Doling
I. Objectives: At the end of the 60-minute lesson, the grade 7 students must have:
a. identified the examples of homonyms, homographs and homophones;
b. interpreted the meaning of homonyms, homographs and homophones; and
c. created sentences using the examples of homonyms, homographs and homophones;
I. Subject Matter
Topic: Homonyms, Homographs and Homophones
Skills to be developed: critically distinguish the difference among homonyms, homographs and
homophones
Values Integration: distinguish the importance of homonyms, homographs and homophones
References: Essential English: Worktext in Literature and Language
Materials: Cartolina and strips of paper
II. Procedure
A. Preliminary Activities
a.1. Prayer
a.2. Setting of order in class
a.3. Checking of attendance
B. Pre Development Activities
b.2. Motivation
PICTURES
Answers:
1. plain
2. Plane
3. sea
4. see
5. night
6. knight
7. pair
8. pear
9. fly
10. bee
“Okay class, how did you come up those of “I come up those kind of answers
answers?” by looking at the picture because
we can immediately think of their
correct spelling.”
“Very good! So what did you noticed in “I noticed that it has the same
guessing the correct name? pronunciation but different in
spelling.
“Exactly! So what do you think is our topic for “Our topic for today is all about
today?” homonym, homophone and
homograph
Homonyms
Words that sound the same and have the
same spellings but different in meanings.
Nym = name Question and
Pseudonym = fake name Answer
Homonyms = same name
Example of Homonyms
Left- to leave
Left- related to the side of the human
body
“So class, who can give a sentence out of the
word left.” Answer:
“I left my earrings on the left side
of my drawer.”
“Very good!
Now, who can give another examples of Example of Homonyms
homonym?” Anyone? Pitcher- the player in
baseball who throws the
baseball from pitcher's
mound
Pitcher- a large jug
Crane- a bird
Crane- a machine used at construction
sites
Play- the game
Play- to play (verb)
Park- action of moving vehicle to a
place usaully a car park
Park- a public area close to nature
Homophones
Words that sound the same but have
different spellings.
Phone = sound
Telephone = across sound
Homophone = same sound
Example:
o see- means to be able to look at
o sea- means types of water.
Examples:
Very good! So who can give another examples
of homophone? pair-pear
easy-essay
Answer:
“So let us proceed to homographs, who knows
what a homograph mean? Anyone? “Homograph has the same
spelling but different in
pronunciation and meaning.”
“Very good! Let us know what a homograph
mean.
Homographs
Words that have the same spellings but
sound different.
graph = writing
biography = life writing
homograph = same writing
Example:
o present- the people who are around
o present- presentation
Answer:
“Now, who can give a sentence out of the word
present “All the students are present
today.”
“The boss will present the award
at 10:00.”
Very good! So who can give another example of
homograph? Anyone? Answer:
C. Developmental Activity
c.1. Practice Drill
Guide questions:
Down Across Answer key:
1. The doctor told 2. Michelangelo was 2. feet
President Bush commissioned to 3. ceiling
he would have paint the (ceiling, 4. alter
him back on sealing) of the 5. inn
his (feat, feet) in Sistine Chapel. 6. flee
no time. 3. The new pants I 7. tide
2. One (carat, bought were too 8. weak
caret, carrot) is long, so I took them 9. grown
equal to 200 to a tailor to (altar, 10. manor
milligrams. alter). 11. owe
3. Some birds 10. How much do you 12. sight
follow army (ant, still (oh, owe) on 13. discrete
aunt) swarms to your car loan? 14. presents
feed on escaping 11. (Cite, Sight, 15. preys
insects. Site) is one of the 16. sweet
4. The rustic five senses. 17. bare
country (in, 12. These small
inn) provided a companies now
perfect setting for have their
the wedding. own (discreet, Puzzled Game
5. His cruel remarks discrete) identities.
caused her 13. We hid in the
to (flea, bedroom to
flee) from the wrap (presence,
room in tears. presents) for
6. At low (tide, Jamil's birthday
tied) we could party.
see thousands of 14. The purple
seashells lying on martin (praise,
the beach. prays, preys) on
7. His argument wasps.
was too (weak, 15. The baby elephant,
week) to despite his size,
convince anyone. looked so (suite,
8. The roses sweet)!
had (groan, 16. According to
grown) up Mother Goose, Old
against the wall Mother Hubbard's
of the cottage. cupboard
9. The lands around was (bare, bear).
the (manner,
manor) have
been used for
farming.
“Very good!”
Very good!
C.3. Enrichment
IV Evaluation
“Class, for your final output I want you to
answer the following. Make a sentence of the “Yes Ma’am”
following words in homophone, homonym and
homographs. Put it in a ½ sheet of paper. You
will be given 15 minutes to answer the Expected answers:
following. Is that clear?
1. I left my notebook
in our home.
- On the left side of
4. left bedroom is my
left favorite area. “Make me”
5. pitcher 2. The baseball
pitcher pitcher throw the
6. see ball to his team.
sea - My mother asked
7. night me for a pitcher of
knight water.
8. pair 3. I can see the
pear beauty of the sun
9. refuse during sunrise.
refuse - The sea is as
10. easy beautiful as the
essay green mountain.
11. sink 4. The knight
sink awarded as the
12. record bravest of all.
record - During night time,
13. tear I always look at
tear the stars.
5. My aunt give me a
pair of shoes.
- Every time I eat
pear my stomach
is aching.
6. Sarah refuse to
keep quiet despite
several reminders.
- Can you please
help me throw
away the refuse.
7. She moved to
the sink and turned
on the water
- Tina is sinking in
the water while
swimming
8. My mother give
me an easy task to
do while she’s not
around
- Our teacher
conduct an essay
test about
corruption.
9. Let me record
down what the
lecturer has just
said.
- He broke his
personal record in
the baseball match
this season
10. He is just shedding
crocodile’s tears.
- Joshua tears the
paper into different
shapes.
V. Assignment
The teacher will let the students study in advance for the nest topic.