English Studies – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 3 – STRUCTURE WORK: HOMONYMS

MEANING OF HOMONYMS

Homonyms are words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings.

 

EXAMPLES OF HOMONYMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

1. Bat

Bat (an animal): A bat flew out at night.

Bat (sports equipment): He hit the ball with a bat.

2. Bank

Bank (financial place): My mother went to the bank to save money.

Bank (side of a river): We sat on the bank of the river.

3. Can

Can (container): She opened a can of milk.

Can (ability): I can read very well.

4. Match

Match (for lighting fire): He used a match to light the candle.

Match (game): We watched a football match.

5. Park

Park (recreation place): Children played in the park.

Park (to stop a car): Please park the car here.

6. Right

Right (correct): Your answer is right.

Right (direction): Turn right at the junction.

7. Light

Light (not heavy): The bag is light.

Light (brightness): Switch on the light.

8. Ring

Ring (jewellery): She wore a gold ring.

Ring (sound): I heard the bell ring.

 

SUMMARY

Homonyms have the same spelling or sound.

They have different meanings.

The meaning depends on how the word is used in a sentence.

 

LESSON EVALUATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. A word that has the same spelling but different meanings is called a ______.

A. Synonym

B. Antonym

C. Homonym

D. Pronoun

 

2. Which sentence uses bank to mean the side of a river?

A. We sat on the bank and ate our lunch.

B. I saved money in the bank.

C. The bank gave my father a loan.

D. She works in a bank.

 

3. Which word is a homonym?

A. Chair

B. Happy

C. Quickly

D. Bat

 

4. In the sentence “Please park the car here,” the word park means ______.

A. a garden

B. a playground

C. to stop a vehicle

D. a forest

 

5. Which sentence shows the correct use of light meaning brightness?

A. The box is light.

B. Switch on the light.

C. The bag feels light.

D. The feather is light.

 

SECTION B: FILL IN THE GAP QUESTIONS

6. Homonyms are words that have the same spelling or sound but different ______.

7. A ______ can mean a place to save money or the side of a river.

8. The word bat can be an animal or a sports ______.

9. The meaning of a homonym depends on the ______ it is used in.

10. She wore a gold ______ on her finger.

 

SECTION C: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

11. What are homonyms?

12. Use the word can in a sentence to show ability.

13. Give one homonym and its two meanings.

14. Write a sentence using right to mean correct.

15. Why is it important to understand homonyms?

 

ANSWER KEY

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. meanings 7. bank 8. equipment/tool 9. sentence/context 10. ring

11. Homonyms are words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings.

12. I can solve the question.

13. Bat – an animal; Bat – a sports tool.

14. Your answer is right.

15. It helps us understand the correct meaning of words in sentences.