Homophones and Near-Homophones Match-Up

Year 6 EnglishSpelling3 pages

About this worksheet

A Year 6 homophones match-up over three pages. Pupils match six common words, such as dessert and desert, to their meanings, and the first one is done for them. A harder set of eight follows, with pairs like principal and principle, precede and proceed, and compliment and complement. A challenge asks for one sentence that uses both words in a pair correctly. The answer key gives every letter plus two model sentences. It is mapped to England National Curriculum grammar objectives.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

โ€œLearning the grammar for years 5 and 6 in English Appendix 2โ€

Pairs like past and passed only make sense once pupils know which word is the verb.

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

โ€œUse and understand the grammatical terminology in English Appendix 2 accurately and appropriately in discussing their writing and reading.โ€

The Second Set definitions, such as "To begin or carry on with a course of action", let pupils talk about nouns, verbs and adjectives.

What's inside this worksheet

First Set

Six words, including stationary, stationery, aloud and allowed, matched to meanings A to F.

Second Set

Eight trickier words matched to definitions A to H, such as past and passed.

Challenge

Pupils pick one pair and write a single sentence that uses both words correctly.

How teachers use it

Spelling starter

Use the first set as a starter. One answer is already done, so everyone can begin at once.

Before proofreading

Check the second set before pupils edit a letter. Principal and principle often turn up in writing about school.

Plenary

Share the challenge sentences aloud, then read the key's model about the boy who had just passed his test.

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