This catchy song is a great way to clearly explain and demonstrate homophones. Use it to help teach children the difference between ‘right’ and ‘write’!
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Homophones©
Words and Music by: Sheila Wilson
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Lyric/Song sheets (3)
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Teaching song guides (1)
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Audio Tracks (4)
(clap clap) (x 4)
Words that sound the same (clap clap)
Have a funny name: (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
Homophones!
Confusing to the ear,
But when written down they’re clear: (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
All aboard! We’re going ‘WHERE’?
We don’t know which shoes to ‘WEAR’.
If you had these words to ‘WRITE’,
Would you get them ‘RIGHT’?
(clap) (x 5)
Words that sound the same (clap clap)
Have a funny name: (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
Homophones!
Confusing to the ear,
But when written down they’re clear: (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
There’s a blister on my ‘HEEL’,
How long till it starts to ‘HEAL’?
If you had these words to ‘WRITE’
Could you spell them ‘RIGHT’?
(clap) (x 5)
Words that sound the same (clap clap)
Have a funny name: (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
Homophones!
Confusing to the ear,
But when written down they’re clear: (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
Homophones! (clap clap)
Yeah!
Homophones (melody line)
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Homophones (full arrangement)
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Homophones (full arrangement)
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Homophones (echo track)
(1:27)
Homophones (backing track)
(1:44)
Song writer biography
Sheila Wilson
Sheila Wilson wrote her first musical, Hosanna Rock!, in 1990; it was published in 1993 and quickly became a best-seller. She now has over forty titles with new ones published each year, and her music is performed enthusiastically by thousands of schools each year. Her publishers include Novello, Golden Apple, Faber Music and her own Company, Redhead Music.
Her music has often been performed on television and radio, as well as at the Royal Albert Hall and many Cathedrals. Schools in Australia, South Africa, Japan, the Caribbean, Canada and the USA have also joined in the fun. Sheila’s trademark style is a combination of catchy rock and roll and blues songs (often with actions or hand-jives), mixed with heart-achingly gentle songs, usually on a Biblical theme.
For more details about Sheila Wilson, composer and publisher, please visit her website.
Audio and copyright information
Audio information
The performance was recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by the Ex Cathedra Junior Academy, mixed and mastered by Krzys Webber. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ned Bennett.
Copyright information
All copyright music in the Sing Up programme is used by permission. The songwriters and/or copyright holders have been remunerated under due licensing arrangements. Find out more about copyright by visiting the UK Music and Sound Rights websites.
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