MINIMAL

PAIRS &
HOMOPHO
NES
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 Say 7 words that start with
the first letter of your name.
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 What is a minimal
pair?

A minimal pair are two similar

sounding words that differ in
only one phonological element
and have distinct meanings.
 Some minimal
pairs
Wing, ring Fine, line Wife, knife
Lie, tie Wizard, Lizard Space, Face
Light, alive Wood, food Key, Sea
Clown, crown Bear, pear Cool, Tool
White, light Bat, rat Bat, Hat
Deer, Beer Lazy, Crazy Head, bed
Scar, bar Down, town Sign, line
Far, star Luck, duck Mean, bean
 PRACTICE
THE MINIMAL
PAIRS WITH
THESE POEMS
 EASY POEM
I have to write a poem today,
a short one, four lines long.
Something not bad and okay
with some music, like a song.
The words must be catchy,
but I think it's very late.
These catchy words are easy,
but this line is number eight!
THE MAN IN THE JAR

I know a man who lives in a jar.

To talk with him you need to go far.
I’m asking him why he lives in a jar.
He looks and says, how strange you are.
IT’S YOU
Plants with roses are red.

Violets are blue.

God made me pretty.

What happened to you!

 HOW TO CREATE A POEM:

Create sentences putting

I remember a sign
the minimal pairs at the
end to make a rhyme When the sun used to shine
within a poem. It said “Your heart is not in sell,
Choose at least 4 minimal
pairs. so put it inside of a shell”.
HOMOPH
ONES
1 2 3 4
 WHAT ARE THE HOMOPHONES?

A word that is pronounced the same as another word but

has a different meaning or spelling, or both

Example:

to, two.

● To = the preposition, Let’s go TO the cinema tomorrow.

● Two = the number, My sister wants TWO cats.
 EXAMP
●
●
LES
ANT - AUNT
ATE - EIGHT
● BUY - BYE
● HEAR - HERE
● FLOUR - FLOWER
● DEER - DEAR
● DIE - DYE
● FOUR - FOR
● ACCEPT - EXCEPT
 William
Shakespea
re
If your answer is correct, you win 10 Points!

Division
(:) or (/)
 4. WHO IS THE WRITER?

● Romeo & Juliet

● Hamlet
● Macbeth
● Othello
● A Midsummer’s Night Dream
If your answer is correct, you win 40 Points!

Games!
SCIENCE
Learn about nature!

1 2 3 4
If your answer is correct, you win 30 Points!

We live
in Africa
If your answer is correct, you win 10 Points!

A photo
camera
 2. WHICH TYPE OF
INSTRUMENT IS IT?
A Wind

B String

C Percussion
If your answer is correct, you win 20 Points!

String
instrumen
t
 3. TRUE OR FALSE?

Dancing improves agility and balance

True False