
C-05.03 Get Reasons & Instructions for Using Homophones: Beginning Card Decks 1-6
32-Page Using Homophones Beginning Activity & Idea Book 32 Half-Sized Pages Who It’s For: Teachers & Independent Learners of the Most Commonly Used Homophones Why You Need It: With or without the materials they accompany, instruction books can be useful. In this case, the book provides generic suggestions for use of two-sided cards with illustrated vocabulary items on their faces and examples on their reverse sides. What You’ll Do: [1] Find out what homophones are. See why they exist in English (what sound vs. spelling correlations produce them). Look over lists of targeted “beginning-level” vocabulary items. [2] Use Decks 1-6—or comparable home-made or purchased materials—for enjoyable card games and activities that provide practice in comparing and contrasting words that may confuse English users. [3] Copy and distribute Quizzes 1A-6A, in which test-takers put homophones into appropriate contexts. Do the same with Qu