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HOMOPHONES
Witch is which? We call them confusables, but you know them as
homophones. In any case, they are words that sound the same but are
different in meaning and spelling. The Children’s Talking Dictionary
identifies and defines these words for students.
1. Press the
key.
2. Type in “pair” and press the
ENTER
key.
The definition of “pair” will appear and in the upper right-hand corner
you will see a flashing "
?
" symbol. This is to indicate that there are
confusables for the word “pair.”
3. Press the
?
key.
You will see:
3 Confusables
Then:
pair: two
pare: trim
Use the down arrow to see the last entry "pear: fruit." The learner can
see the dictionary definition for any one of these words by highlighting
the word and pressing the [ENTER] key. Pressing the [BACK] key
returns the student to the screen with the confusables for "pair."
Try these confusables: boy, there, air, ant, cell, plane, and hire.
CLEAR
