How to Play the Homophone Game

Players take turns thinking of homophones and using them in sentences in this word game.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Children's Dictionaries

1. Explain to the players that homophones are two words that sound alike, but have different meanings, like "eight" and "ate" or "trunk" (an elephant's) and "trunk" (the back of a car).

2. Take turns making up sentences that contain pairs of homophones - for example, "I can see the sea."

3. Don't repeat any homophones.

4. Play until no one can think of any more.

Tips & Warnings

• This game is best played with children ages 6 and up who can understand the concept of homophones.

• Homophone and homonym are often used interchangeably though, technically, homonyms are words with different meanings that both sound alike and are spelled alike.