Teapot Homophones – A Fun Game for Practicing Homophones

Based on Idea Submitted by: Karen, Sixth Grade Teacher

Overview

This creative classroom game helps students identify, spell, and correctly use homophones through a fun guessing activity. It requires minimal prep and gets the whole class involved.

Materials Needed

Whiteboard or chalkboard
Markers or chalk
Optional: a list of homophones for reference

Instructions

Choose one student to be “It.”
Send that student outside the classroom or ask them to cover their ears.

Create your sentences.
As a class, select two or three sets of homophones. For each one, write a sentence on the board using the word “teapot” in place of the homophone. Example (scroll down for more):

I saw a teapot of cake left on the plate.

The two knights decided to call a teapot.
(Answers: piece/peace)

Bring “It” back in.
The student must read each sentence aloud and guess the correct homophone.

Scoring:

1 point for identifying the correct word

2 points for correctly spelling the homophones and placing them in the right context

Rotate players.
Let a new student take a turn as “It” for each round.

Optional Variations

Let students work in teams
Change the placeholder word from “teapot” to something fun like “banana” or “spaceship”
Use more advanced or tricky homophones for older students

Teacher Comments

This game is a hit with students and keeps them engaged while reinforcing important language skills. It’s also a great filler for those few extra minutes at the end of class.

10 Homophone Pairs with Sample “Teapot” Sentences

piece / peace

I ate the last teapot of cake.
The two countries finally signed a teapot treaty.

sea / see

We watched the waves crash in the teapot.
I can teapot the birds from here.

flour / flower

Add two cups of teapot to the batter.
That’s a beautiful yellow teapot in the garden.

pair / pear

I brought a teapot of socks to gym class.
I packed a juicy teapot in my lunch.

knight / night

The brave teapot rode his horse into battle.
We camped under the stars at teapot.

blew / blue

She teapot out the candles on her cake.
I wore my favorite teapot hoodie.

whole / hole

I ate the teapot pizza by myself.
The dog dug a big teapot in the yard.

plain / plane

We flew on a teapot to New York.
The prairie was wide and teapot with no trees.

right / write

Turn teapot at the next stoplight.
Please teapot your name at the top of the page.

sale / sail

There’s a big teapot at the mall this weekend.
We went out to teapot on the lake.