Want to transform spelling and word study into a time your students actually look forward to? This Homophones and Homographs Games Bundle gives you everything you need to engage students in mastering homophones and homographs while reviewing common long vowel patterns — all in a format that builds consistency, excitement, and mastery.
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Aligned to Words Their Way Unit 7 (Sorts 49–54), these games and activities work with any word study program and cover long a, long e, long i, long o, and r-controlled vowel homophones as well as homographs.
6 GAMES, 6 ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING HOMOPHONE AND HOMOGRAPH PATTERNS
- Sort 49: Long A Homophones
- Sort 50: More Long A Homophones
- Sort 51: Long E Homophones
- Sort 52: Long I and Long O Homophones
- Sort 53: R-Influenced O Homophones
- Sort 54: Homographs
You get one partner game and one independent activity for each Homophones and Homographs Word List. Resources come in both color and black & white versions!
PARTNER GAMES — SORT & MATCH BOARD GAMES & CONNECT 6
Sort & Match Board Games (Sorts 49–53): Students draw a homophone card and match it to its homophone pair on the game board. Fun themes like bacon and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, and milk and cookies keep students engaged while learning common homophone pairs. Each game includes a recording sheet for easy teacher check-ins.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Sorting Game Board
- Word Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
Connect 6 (Sort 54): Students draw fill-in-the-blank sentence cards, choose the correct homograph to complete the sentence, and cover it on the game board.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Game Board
- Sentence Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES — MEMORY MATCH
Students play a matching game with picture and word cards, finding word/word, word/picture, or picture/picture matches that belong to the same homophone pair or homograph set. Can also be modified for partner play.
Included for each spelling topic:
- Teacher Directions
- Word and Picture Playing Cards
- Student-Friendly Directions
- Recording Sheet
- Answer Key
WHO ARE THESE GAMES FOR?
These activities are designed for students in the late stages of the Within Word Pattern stage who have a strong foundation with CVCe and CVVC patterns, less common long vowel patterns, r-controlled vowels, diphthongs, and complex consonants and are familiar with many common homophone pairs. Developed primarily for 2nd–5th graders, these resources can also be used in lower grades within small group lessons with teacher guidance. Because all games and activities across Unit 7 use similar formats, you only have to teach students how to play once — then enjoy the consistency and versatility all year long!
EXPLORE THE FULL WITHIN WORD PATTERN SERIES
- Unit 1: Short and Long Vowels CVC and CVCe | Sorts 1–12
- Unit 2: Common Long Vowels CVCe and CVVC | Sorts 13–17
- Unit 3: Less Common Long Vowel Patterns | Sorts 18–25
- Unit 4: R-Controlled Vowel Patterns | Sorts 26–34
- Unit 5: Diphthongs & Ambiguous Vowel Patterns | Sorts 35–39
- Unit 6: Beginning and Ending Complex Consonants | Sorts 40–48
- Unit 7: Homophones | Sorts 49–54
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Unit 8: Additional Sorts | Sorts 55–59
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NEED PRINTABLE RESOURCES FOR THE WITHIN WORD PATTERN STAGE?
- Word Study Notebook
- Word Searches
- Fill in the Blank Word List Activity
- Weekly Spelling Homework
- Bundle of All Four Printable Resources
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Bundle of All Four Printable Resources + All Games
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Copyright © Tammy Roose, Tarheelstate Teacher.
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