Friday, 19th June, 2020.

Classwork on Homophones and Homonyms

I. For each of the following words, write down a homophone.
Then use each homophone in a separate sentence to show
that you know how to use it.

Example: fort-fought
a. Mohammed Ali fought till he became word champion.
b. The fort on the hill belongs to the President.

1A. Rain-Reign
A. Boss Gary Mills suffered the heaviest defeat of his managerial reign to
end a run of five straight wins.

2A. Flower-Flour
B. She combined some sugar, flour and butter to make some cookies.

3A. Meet— Meat

B. She chopped at the hamburger meat in the skillet with a spatula.

4A. Site-- Sight

B. Sometimes in the twilight I alternately lost and recovered sight of one

sitting motionless under my window.
8marks
II. Identify the part of speech of each of the homonyns below:
a verb, noun or adjective. Example:
a. Mary’s brother could bear the pain. (verb)
b. The bear protects its cubs. (noun)
1. The food was well served on a long table. (noun)
2. The president of the organisation decided to table the matter at the
meeting.
(verb)
3. The minister expressed grave concern about the economy.
(adjective)
4. The man buried in that grave died of cancer. (noun)
5. I saw the boys after the game. (verb)
6. The saw cut the wood in pieces. (noun)
6marks

Work given---14marks
Prompt submission-1mk
Total---15mks