Beyond our homophone list and into homograph sentences.
My dad sent me this useful list of sentences that use homographs—words spelled the same, but pronounced differently. The list would be great to have kids read aloud for practice.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object of the game.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
Kind of makes me scratch my head and wonder what in the world they were thinking! 😆
Ooh, I can't wait to show this to Isabelle. She loved reading through the list of homophones and has even been pointing some out to me on a daily basis.