WARNING!!!!WARNING!!!!*** BE ALL EARS ****** BE ALL EARS ***

THIS LESSON HAS THE POWER TOTHIS LESSON HAS THE POWER TO::

-GIVE YOU COLD FEETGIVE YOU COLD FEET-MAKE YOU BENT OUT OF SHAPEMAKE YOU BENT OUT OF SHAPE

OROR-PUT A FEATHER IN YOUR CAP-PUT A FEATHER IN YOUR CAP

HOMOPHONESHOMOPHONESHOMONYMS HOMONYMS

andandIDIOMSIDIOMS

What are they?What are they?

WHYWHY do I need to know them? do I need to know them?

BecauseBecause……..……..

They lurk everywhere in our They lurk everywhere in our language…just waiting to confuse language…just waiting to confuse you…you…

ButBut

NOT ANYMORE!!NOT ANYMORE!!

Let’s Read a StoryLet’s Read a Story

What do we call these words?What do we call these words?

HomophonesHomophones

Words that sound alike but have Words that sound alike but have different meaningsdifferent meanings

Break the word apart:Break the word apart:

Homo – sameHomo – same

Phon - soundPhon - sound

Words like:Words like:

To, too, and twoTo, too, and two Or, oarOr, oar

Herd, heardHerd, heard Sale, sailSale, sail

Meet, meatMeet, meat Pour, poorPour, poor Tail, taleTail, tale

Mail, maleMail, male Rain, reignRain, reign

Bare, bearBare, bear They’re=they are; They’re=they are;

their=ownership; their=ownership; there=locationthere=location

Your=ownership; Your=ownership; you’re=you areyou’re=you are

What do we call these words?What do we call these words?

HomonymsHomonyms

are a group of words that share are a group of words that share the same spelling and/or the same spelling and/or

pronunciation but have different pronunciation but have different meanings meanings

Break it down:Break it down:

Homo – sameHomo – same

Nym - nameNym - name

Words like “Bow”:Words like “Bow”:

bow - To bend forward at the waist in respect bow - To bend forward at the waist in respect (e.g. "bow down") (e.g. "bow down")

bow - the front of the ship (e.g. "bow and stern") bow - the front of the ship (e.g. "bow and stern")

bow - the weapon which fires arrows (e.g. "bow bow - the weapon which fires arrows (e.g. "bow and arrow") and arrow")

bow - a kind of tied ribbon (e.g. bow on a present, a bowtie, bow - a kind of tied ribbon (e.g. bow on a present, a bowtie, hair bow) hair bow)

bow - to bend outward at the sides (e.g. a "bow-legged" bow - to bend outward at the sides (e.g. a "bow-legged" cowboy) cowboy)

bough - a branch on a tree. (e.g. "when the bough bough - a branch on a tree. (e.g. "when the bough breaks...") breaks...")

What do we call these phrases?What do we call these phrases?

IdiomsIdioms

-a phrase which means something -a phrase which means something different from what it says different from what it says

Idioms are not the same thing as slang.

Idioms are made of normal words that have a special meaning known by almost everyone. Slang is usually special words that are known only by a particular group.

Does Amelia BedeliaDoes Amelia Bedeliaknow idioms?know idioms?

What does she do when she What does she do when she comes across these phrases?comes across these phrases?

Examples:Examples: Break a legBreak a leg

• A way to wish someone good luck. A way to wish someone good luck. Live it upLive it up

• Live wild, Enjoy life , go to a lot of parties Live wild, Enjoy life , go to a lot of parties Kick the bucketKick the bucket

• To die. To die. Shed crocodile tearsShed crocodile tears

• To cry about something but without actually To cry about something but without actually caring. caring.

wild goose chasewild goose chase • Useless journey or pursuit Useless journey or pursuit

Some Common English Some Common English Language IdiomsLanguage Idioms

Idioms involving colors:Idioms involving colors: • “• “in the red”in the red” • “• “feeling blue”feeling blue” • “• “to act yellow”to act yellow”

Idioms involving Idioms involving body parts:body parts: • “• “give me a hand”give me a hand” • “• “get someone’s ear”get someone’s ear” • “• “a knee jerk reaction”a knee jerk reaction”

Idioms involving weather:Idioms involving weather: • “• “under the weather”under the weather” • “• “raining cats and dogs”raining cats and dogs” • “• “a cloud with a silver lining”a cloud with a silver lining” Idioms involving animals:Idioms involving animals: • “• “horse around”horse around” • “• “fish for compliments”fish for compliments” • “• “in the doghouse”in the doghouse” Idioms involving eating or Idioms involving eating or

food:food: • “• “fed up”fed up” • “• “chew the fat”chew the fat” • “• “go nuts”go nuts”

Are you still confused?Are you still confused?

What is a homophone?What is a homophone?

What is a homonym?What is a homonym?

What is an idiom?What is an idiom?