French is a colourful language that’s full of surprises! Homophones—words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings—are a great example. Here are five great (not grate!) activities to help your child get the hang of homophones.
Alloprof’s beautiful colouring mandalas are specially designed to help children differentiate between the most common French homophones (French only). This activity is simple, easy, and Zen! Here’s how it works:
Help your child learn about homophones and how to tell them apart by coming up with silly sentences (French only). Here are some examples to get the ball rolling:
Take this activity to the next level by asking your child to do the following:
Once your child has made good progress, ask them to try formulating a sentence of their own.
Put on your detective hats! You and your child can have a lot of fun searching for lost homophones. To be a homophone detective, your child should follow these steps:
Have you ever played Hangman? In this game, players have to try to figure out a word by guessing the missing letters. Every time they guess wrong, part of the hangman is drawn. The goal is to guess the word before the poor little guy gets hanged. You can adapt this game as follows to help your child practise homophones:
Draw a line representing each letter of a homophone
Ask your child to try and guess the word before the hangman drawing is complete
Look up the meaning of the word and identify any corresponding homophone(s) once the answer has been found.
Need some concrete examples? Here are a few:
Example 1
Example 2
Alloprof’s Gommophone (French only) is much more than a game. It’s also a fun way for kids to practise distinguishing between homophones. Depending on the chosen level of difficulty, players select the homophones they want to review and earn points for each correct answer. Gommophone is the perfect way to make study time feel like play time!
Writing : The Alloprof Parents' team