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Homophones vs. Homographs Showdown

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This board helps players review Homophones & Homographs through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Homophone or Homograph?, Choose the Correct Word, What Does It Mean?, Use the Context, Challenge. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Homophone or Homograph?

    right/write sound the same but have different spellings and meanings; name the type.

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    homophones: right/write

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  • Choose the Correct Word

    Please put the baking ______ on the table (flour/flower).

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    flour

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  • What Does It Mean?

    In “The bat flew out of the cave,” this is the meaning of bat.

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    animal

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  • Use the Context

    In “Please wind the clock,” this word is the clue that wind means twist.

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    clock

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  • Challenge

    Words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings are called this.

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    homophones

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Homophone or Homograph?

$100 — right/write sound the same but have different spellings and meanings; name the type.
homophones: right/write
$200 — bat appears in “The bat flew out of the cave” and “He swung the bat”; name the type.
homographs: bat
$300 — see/sea appear in “I can see the waves” and “I went to the sea”; name the type.
homophones: see/sea
$400 — wind appears in “The strong wind blew the leaves” and “Please wind the clock”; name the type.
homographs: wind
$500 — night/knight sound alike but mean different things; name the type.
homophones: night/knight

Choose the Correct Word

$100 — Please put the baking ______ on the table (flour/flower).
flour
$200 — We will ______ a paragraph today (write/right).
write
$300 — Their backpacks are over ______ (their/there).
there
$400 — We saw the waves of the ______ at sunrise (see/sea).
sea
$500 — The forecast calls for heavy ______ (rain/reign).
rain

What Does It Mean?

$100 — In “The bat flew out of the cave,” this is the meaning of bat.
animal
$200 — In “He swung the bat,” this is the meaning of bat.
sports equipment
$300 — In “The dog began to bark,” this is the meaning of bark.
sound
$400 — In “The strong wind blew the leaves,” this is the meaning of wind.
moving air
$500 — In “Please wind the clock,” this is the meaning of wind.
to twist

Use the Context

$100 — In “Please wind the clock,” this word is the clue that wind means twist.
clock
$200 — In “The strong wind blew the leaves,” this word shows wind means moving air.
blew
$300 — In “The dog began to bark,” this word points to the sound meaning.
dog
$400 — In “He swung the bat,” this word signals the sports meaning.
swung
$500 — Readers use this to decide meaning within and beyond a sentence.
context

Challenge

$100 — Words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings are called this.
homophones
$200 — Words spelled alike but with different meanings are called this.
homographs
$300 — Teams play the review on this classroom device.
SMART Board
$400 — Students complete this independent assignment to show mastery.
Word Detective worksheet
$500 — This is the grade level the lesson targets.
Grade 4

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