Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. The document provides examples of homophone pairs such as band/banned and board/bored. It also includes homophones used in sample sentences to demonstrate their different meanings depending on spelling. Resources on homophones and a homophone generator are cited at the end.

1. Homophones Jim Dempsey Not Gym

2. What is a Homophone? Homophones are words that are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0VpP7VxtYg&feature=related

3. Examples of Homophones Band- a musical group Banned -forbidden

4. Board-a plank, or in this example a chalkboard Bored-not interested

5. Sunday-first day of the week Sundae- ice cream with syrup on it

6. Homophones in Sentences The wind ____my ____ shirt into the pool. BLUE blew

7. I ___ the ____ pancakes that were on my plate. 8 Ate Eight

8. Over _____ , ______playing basketball. They’re There

9. _____ brushing _____ teeth. Your You’re

10. Homophone Generator

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