Homophones | Words with the Same Pronunciation and Different Meanings - Boom Cards

Help students master homophones—words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings—with this interactive digital Boom Cards™ deck. Designed for ESL/ELL and elementary learners, each self-checking card includes a sentence and two choices so students use context clues to select the correct homophone. Perfect for literacy centers, small groups, intervention, and independent practice.

Homophones can be tough for developing readers, especially English learners. This deck uses clear visuals and targeted sentences to build spelling accuracy, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Click here to try the first few cards.

Homophone Sets Included

• flu / flew, scent / cent, won / one, whether / weather, eight / ate
• see / sea, rode / road, male / mail, bawl / ball, blew / blue
• pear / pair, write / right, flour / flower, bare / bear, sale / sail
• which / witch, by / buy, son / sun

What’s Inside

• Direct link to the Homophones Boom Cards™ deck
• Multiple self-checking cards covering 18 common homophone pairs
• Visual cues and context sentences for stronger meaning-in-context practice

Why Teachers Love It

• No prep—assign and go; automatic feedback for students
• Builds spelling, vocabulary, and context-clue skills
• Great for ESL/ELL, RTI/intervention, fast finishers, and sub plans

Perfect For Teachers Searching For

• homophones activities and commonly confused words practice
• context clues worksheets and digital grammar lessons
• self-checking Boom Cards™ for ESL/ELL vocabulary
• literacy centers for spelling and word meaning

Tech & Access

• Works on laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, iPads, smartphones, and Smart Boards
• Requires internet + a modern browser or Boom Cards app
• Boom Learning™ account (free and premium plans available). New users receive a free premium trial: learn more.

Pair It With (Hot Chocolate Teachables)

Extend word-meaning practice with a Multiple Meaning Words / Vocabulary resource from hotchocolateteachables.com. Use together for a complete “commonly confused words” toolkit across your literacy block.

Also Available on TPT

Prefer shopping on Teachers Pay Teachers? Get the same deck here: Homophones | Words with the Same Pronunciation and Different Meanings – Boom Cards™ . This listing includes the full self-checking set, ready to assign.

Platform Notes: BOOM CARDS™ digital task cards are self-grading and work on any internet-enabled device. No printing or laminating required.