The English Language

The English Language

L.I. Language features - End rhyme

Parts of speech - Homonyms

Some people say that you’re a dear,

yet dear is far from cheap.

A jumper is a thing you wear.

yet a jumper has to leap.

It’s very clear it’s very queer,

and pray who’s to blame

for different meanings to some words

pronounced and spelt the same?

A little journey is a trip,

a trip is when you fall.

It doesn’t mean you have to dance

whene’er you hold a ball.

Now here’s a thing that puzzles me:

musicians of good taste

will very often form a band -

I’ve got one round my waist!

Harry Helmsley

Words that look the same but have different meanings are called?

Homonym

Write out three pairs from the poem.

-trip/trip

-Ball,Ball

-band/band

The words at the end of some lines rhyme, this is called?

End Rhymes

Write out three pairs from the poem.

- dear/wear

-care/deer

-Taste/waist

Write another 2 lines that could be included in this poem.

Illustrate your verse.

I tied my hair with a rubber band.

I joined a band.

Create a DLO that explains what homonyms are with examples that will help others strengthen their connection to this learning.