Grade 7 Fall — Research Process, MLA Citation, Source Evaluation, and Multi-Source Synthesis
English · VOC G7 eng.g7.f.voc.homographs

Identify and use homographs — same spelling, different meaning (CCSS L.7.5.b)

Identify 20 common homographs (bear/bear, bow/bow, lead/lead, tear/tear, wind/wind, close/close, minute/minute, live/live, desert/desert, refuse/refuse, etc.). Use context to determine intended meaning. Distinguish homographs from homophones (same sound, different spelling). Apply to research reading where homographs cause comprehension errors.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g7.s.voc.word_relationships_deep
    (not yet loaded)
Common misconceptions
  • Confuses homograph with homophone (same sound vs. same spelling).
  • Reads the wrong meaning of a homograph in context — comprehension breaks down.

Exercise pool (1)

Diff Stem Type
3 For each sentence, identify which meaning of the homograph is intended + give a synonym. (1) 'The wind shook the tower.' (2) 'I wind the... homograph context decoding