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Eight Ate

Homophones are words that sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning. There are hundreds of homophones. They are fun to play with in writing poetry because they rhyme.

Here are some examples of homophones:

Eight and Ate
Gate and Gait
Two, To, and Too

See how many groups of homophones you can think of. Remember that homophones are words that sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning. Add your ideas at the marker.

Homophone Word Bank

ate	eight
gait	gate
to	too	two

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Below are some sample poems using some of these homophones. Read them and then write a few poems of your own.

Sometimes it is easy to write a poem if you use the chant pattern:

Eight Eight Eight

Eight eight eight
Eight planned to eat dinner at six
Eight eight eight
All eight were late
Eight eight eight
All eight had to wait
Wait wait wait
All eight waited til eight
Ate ate ate
All eight ate dinner at eight
Weight weight weight
Did all eight gain weight?

Now you try it. If you have not written much poetry, you may find it easier to start by writing your poem in the same chant pattern.

As you can see, the first line of each chant repeats the same word three times and the second line tells something about that word. The model poem is made up of six chants grouped together, but your poem could be shorter or longer.

Type your poem using the ate/eight homophones at the marker below.

My Eight Ate Poem

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The next poem uses the gait/gate homophones from your word bank. Read it and then write a poem of your own.

The Horse Jumped over the Gate

The horse's gait
was steady
He didn't hesitate
he was ready
The horse didn't change his gait
as he leaped over the gate

Be sure to use these homophones in your poem, too.

My Gait Gate Poem

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The next poem uses the to/too/two homophones. This example is a limerick.

To Two Too

Two went to the new city zoo
To see the new pretty gnu
The baby was cute
She ate fresh fruit
Then chewed the zookeeper's cap, too.

A limerick is a humorous or nonsense verse of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines are the same length (having three stressed beats) and rhyme with each other. The third and fourth lines are shorter (having two stressed beats) and rhyme with each other. Can you identify this rhythm and rhyme pattern in the model poem? Did you notice the other homophones that are included in it?

Now you write a poem using the to/too/two homophones. Try writing a limerick. You may put other homophone groups in yours, too, as in the model poem.

A Two Too Limerick

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Now work with one or two other students to write some poems. Write several poems if you like and use any homophones from your word bank.


Some Collaborative Homophone Poems

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Rewrite/Edit

Now read your poems again. Choose your favorite one and rewrite it if you have ideas to make it even better. Consider publishing an anthology of homophone poems with your writing group! You may want to print just your writing for this.


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