http://busyteacher.org/ ru Homophones - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/15366-homophones-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/15366-homophones-worksheet.html This is a worksheet for teaching or revising homophones.Recommended for elementary students whoa re asked to complete the sentences by chosen the correct word.The answer key is included.]]> vanda51 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:19:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14753-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/14753-homophones.html This is a worksheet for the students to pronounce a word and find another one that has the same pronunciation. The Ss are provided with clue spaces for them to guess the word. They need to have a basic level in order to have some background vocabulary.]]> rfallassalas Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:55:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14729-valentine-day.html http://busyteacher.org/14729-valentine-day.html This w/sheet is to use with the topic of homophones (words that sound the same but with different meanings) It is tied in with Valentine's day and the idea of sending poems. The SS read the w/sheet and then are given the words from the 2nd page (cut up ...]]> Kelz1 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:59:34 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14360-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/14360-homophones.html This worksheet contains four different exercises on two pages. Most of them can be done in pairs. The lesson plan, including the lead-in and follow-up activity, is on page three (it is only my suggestion). I hope you will find it useful. Happy teaching!]]> gordana popovic Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:44:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14182-phonological-exercise.html http://busyteacher.org/14182-phonological-exercise.html Crossing out words that do not contain the same vowel/consonant sound, crossing out silent letters, writing homophones. I used this in a pre-intermediate class. When explaining the homophones, you can comment on mistakes native speakers usually make (i ...]]> L_O_U_S Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:41:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/14093-practice-for-phonetics-and-phonology-advanced.html http://busyteacher.org/14093-practice-for-phonetics-and-phonology-advanced.html This worksheet is meant for students at advanced levels to practice transcription into IPA and pronunciation. It consists of a series of texts from different authors, including Shakespeare, fairy tales and blog extracts. It is organized in a way that t ...]]> schwa1 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:33:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13811-song-activity-dumb-way-to-die-by-tangerine-kitty.html http://busyteacher.org/13811-song-activity-dumb-way-to-die-by-tangerine-kitty.html Some of you will prefer to let students listen once first, others may find different ways of doing it depending on the level of the students. I would suggest playing the video / song verse by verse.Areas worked; pronunciation, homophones, phrasal verb ...]]> JOHNPALMER Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:05:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13641-hotel-california-minimal-pair-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/13641-hotel-california-minimal-pair-worksheet.html In this worksheet, students can listen to the Eagles song and complete the gaps by distinguishing words that share certain phonemes, such as vowels and consonants, and word stress in others. A fun activity that you can do at any level and with either t ...]]> astrid.fustergriggs Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:22:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/13200-a-worksheet-based-on-the-song-sunlight-by-the-4.html http://busyteacher.org/13200-a-worksheet-based-on-the-song-sunlight-by-the-4.html A worksheet on the use of English prepositions and homophones. There are three different exercises based on the lyrics of this beautiful song, rated number 4 in the Best Irish Single Ever Poll: fill in the gaps, choose the correct word between two ho ...]]> anto64 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:15:13 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/12828-phonetics-vs-spelling.html http://busyteacher.org/12828-phonetics-vs-spelling.html This worksheet provides the students with the most common correspondances between the pronunciation in English of certain sounds and the different possible groups of letters that are used for their written representation. It can be used as a reference ...]]> Titus darius Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:12:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11730-little-talks-song-worksheet-for-phonetic-symbols.html http://busyteacher.org/11730-little-talks-song-worksheet-for-phonetic-symbols.html I've prepared this worksheet to practise phonetic symbols with my students. The song is up-to-date so I think they may like it. And they love to guess the words from the pronunciation - they have to fill the gaps with words according to the symbols. It ...]]> motylek8 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:37:18 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10982-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/10982-homophones.html In this sheet students get homophone practice (they read a detective story and then correct some words which do not make any sense, substituting them by the correct homophone). The worksheet contains a key to make correction easier.]]> somarca Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:14:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10886-pronunciation-maze-oy.html http://busyteacher.org/10886-pronunciation-maze-oy.html A maze of various words. Students need to connect the words with the /oy/ sound. This helps practice the different pronunciation for words like boing and doing. Good for speaking pair work and variety of vocabulary. Sheet can be easilty edited for diff ...]]> lesley012 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:49:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9712-friends-will-be-friends-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/9712-friends-will-be-friends-song-worksheet.html Students listen to the song: "Friends will be friends" and correct the lyrics. After that, they sing along and then discuss the importance of Friendship in groups.There is also an opportunity to explore homophone pairs, although I haven't done that.]]> Crismoniz Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:53:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4320-homophones-cards.html http://busyteacher.org/4320-homophones-cards.html Students will cut homophone words and paste them under a clipart picture to show their meanings. This will help them learn different meanings of homophones. This activity is followed by a multiple choice exercise of 10 sentences to further practice the ...]]> Sawsan Zakhary Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:52:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4292-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/4292-homophones.html Students will cut homophone words and paste them under a clipart picture to show their meanings. This will help them learn different meanings of homophones. This activity is followed by a multiple choice exercise of 10 sentences to further practice the ...]]> Sawsan Zakhary Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:11:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4231-four-types-of-english-syllable.html http://busyteacher.org/4231-four-types-of-english-syllable.html The worksheet presents four types of English syllable: open, close, vowel+r and vowel +re. It is described in a table with transcription and examples. It's good for every level to explain the first phonetic rules. It was originally created for Russian- ...]]> jullietaA Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:09:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4023-spelling-pronunciation.html http://busyteacher.org/4023-spelling-pronunciation.html It's rather difficult for students to acquire perfection in English spelling and pronunciation .So it's important to connect spelling to pronunciation by studying them together. The chart presented here helps to generalize the spelling of words having ...]]> trees Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:26:28 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3967-words-containing-ough.html http://busyteacher.org/3967-words-containing-ough.html Spelling in English can be problematic! Here is a chart with the common words containing 'ough' and how to pronounce them.I keep this on the classroom wall for students to peruse at leisure. It could be used as part of a pronounciation lesson to show t ...]]> herja Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:10:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3865-ash-maze.html http://busyteacher.org/3865-ash-maze.html An exercise for pronunciation - recognizing /æ/ sound in words (the worksheet is based on American pronunciation). Students have to find their way out of the maze, finding words with /æ/ sound. A good way to finish teaching English vowel so ...]]> paulota Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:45:29 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3453-pronuciation-rules-filling-gaps-in-words.html http://busyteacher.org/3453-pronuciation-rules-filling-gaps-in-words.html There are some patterns (groups of letters) that students can remember and these will help their reading.Here are some: the group 'oo' = pronounced /u the group 'ee' =pronounced /i/ the group 'ea' =pronounced /i/, as well, ...a.o.Students will be impr ...]]> clarisimona Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:45:16 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3452-pronunciation-rule-the-group-oo-is-pronounced-u.html http://busyteacher.org/3452-pronunciation-rule-the-group-oo-is-pronounced-u.html There are some patterns (groups of letters) that students can remember and these will help their reading.Here's one: the group 'oo' = pronounced /u/ . Explain to students this rule and give them examples (afternoon,cook,look,foot).Tell them it doesn't ...]]> clarisimona Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:49:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3451-phonetics-groups-of-letters.html http://busyteacher.org/3451-phonetics-groups-of-letters.html There are some patterns (groups of letters) that students can remember and these will help their reading.Here's one: the group 'ight' = pronounced /ait/ . Only the first and the last letter of the group are actually pronounced (i and t)Explain to stu ...]]> clarisimona Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:48:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3411-spelling-checker-homophones.html http://busyteacher.org/3411-spelling-checker-homophones.html It is a very funny activity which I used to finish the course. It is a poem with homophones and students need to find a correct variant understanding the meaning. It is better to complete this activity in pairs in order to give learners time to discuss ...]]> olka1008 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:34:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3221-homonyms-domino.html http://busyteacher.org/3221-homonyms-domino.html After vacation, let your students have fun in class with this game!Play domino and review some homonyms at the same time.Each of the words has been carefully chosen, so that there is variety in the sounds reviewed. The trick of this game is that instea ...]]> Titi Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:23:23 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2182-roald-dahl-little-red-riding-hood.html http://busyteacher.org/2182-roald-dahl-little-red-riding-hood.html The poem of Roald Dahl is cut to practice listening and gap filling. Each gap has several options to choose from. You can find the audio here: http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=7428Later you can use it as text.]]> kikerix Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:31:48 +0000