Name Date Parts of Speech Unit 4, Lesson 6, Do Now 2: Homophone Worksheet, (noun), Adverbs, Pore Poor (adjective), (verb). are words that are pronounced alike but spelled differently, and have Pour Homophones different meanings. Using the wrong homophone can change the meaning of your writing. Here is a practice sheet for the homophones and Remember this about these three words: Pore, Poor Pour. as a means Pore noun minute opening, especially in an animal or plant, especially one by which “a matter passes through a membrane” as a means Pore verb over” read or study attentively, usually used with “to is an that means or Poor adjective material possessions,” relating to, or characterized by “lacking “of, poverty” is a that means or Pour verb cause to flow in a stream, dispense from a container” “to “to **** ______________ some water in **** houseplants every Friday. The _____________ in your skin are what make it possible for you to sweat. People in the United States who earn minimum wage are often called the working ___________. is a very ______________ country. Tape won’t work to hang posters on walls because the bricks have ___________ that prevent tape from sticking.
Name Date Parts of Speech Unit 4, Adverbs, Lesson 6, Do Now 2: Homophone Worksheet, Pore (noun), Poor (adjective), Pour (verb). Homophones are words that are pronounced alike but spelled differently, and have different meanings. Using the wrong homophone can change the meaning of your writing. Here is a practice sheet for the homophones Pore, Poor and Pour. Remember this about these three words: Pore as a noun means “a minute opening, especially in an animal or plant, especially one by which matter passes through a membrane” Pore as a verb means “to read or study attentively, usually used with over” Poor is an adjective that means “lacking material possessions,” or “of, relating to, or characterized by poverty” Pour is a verb that means “to cause to flow in a stream, or “to dispense from a container” **** ______________ some water in **** houseplants every Friday. The _____________ in your skin are what make it possible for you to sweat. People in the United States who earn minimum wage are often called the working ___________. is a very ______________ country. Tape won’t work to hang posters on walls because the bricks have ___________ that prevent tape from sticking.
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