Homophones

Homophones
Write out the sentences in your books, filling in the gaps. Then think of a new
sentence using the alternative homophone.
1. The sky is a beautiful ____ Colour. blue, blew

2. My dog ____ His food carefully. choose, chews
3. Can you ____ The bell? hear, here
4. Do you ____ how to multiply 2 numbers. know, no
5. Yesterday it ____ for a long time. reigned, rained
6. I think you're _____. rite, write, right
7. Dad _____ out the candles. blue blew
8. ____, I can’t play today. know no
9. I will ____ the window. close clothes
10. I gave her a ____ rose. read red
Correct Homophones
Homophones are words that sound alike. They have different spellings and
different meanings.
I want some of your pie. The sum of two plus two is four.
Directions: Read the sentence. Write the correct word on the line.
1. The __________________ going around the mountain is very scary. (rode, road)
2. _____________________ not going to believe what I saw today. (your, you’re)
3. I don’t know if I would like ___________________ soup or not. (beet, beat)
4. Stanley ran around two ____________________ before they threw him out. (bases,
basis)
5. The huge _________________________ sat dangerously close to the edge. (bolder,
boulder)
6. The ______________________ in our new house will be ten feet tall. (ceiling, sealing)
7. The ________________________ ripped on the curtain when the cat climbed it. (seem,
seam)
8. My neighbour delivers the ______________________ on your ___________________. (mail,
male) (rode, road)
9. He said the dog was __________________ but __________ not. (theirs, there’s) (its, it’s)
10. My mom bought us four different kinds of __________________________ to eat. (cereal,
serial)
11. An independent _________________________ is a sentence. (clause, claws)
12. We rented a hotel ___________________ when we went on vacation. (suite, sweet)
Homophones
Homophones
Read each sentence carefully. Choose the correct word from the word box to complete
each sentence.
Word Box
wear where we’re
1. Make sure you __________________ a life jacket on the boat.

2. Please put the art supplies back ____________________ they belong.
3. ____________________ going on a road trip next Friday.
4. Mom told me to __________________ a coat, but I didn’t listen.
5. I don’t know ____________________ I put those moving boxes.
6. This weekend, __________________ going to the park to play baseball.
7. _____________________ will you hide the gifts?
8. My sister wants to _____________ the sweater she got for her birthday.
9. John invited us to breakfast, but ______________ not going to make it on time.
10. I will ________________ my red hat to school tomorrow.
Fill It Homophones
Homophones are words that sound alike. They have different spellings and
different meanings.
The dog chased its tail. I love a good fairy tale.
Directions: Read the sentence. Write the correct word on the line.
1. ____________________ going to be the first to recite ___________________

poem? (Whose, Who’s) (their, there, they’re)
2. The window ____________________ needs to be painted white. (pain, pane)
3. The yellow part of an egg is called the _______________________, (yoke, yolk)
4. Cindy makes ____________________ salad every time I eat at her house. (pare,
pair, pear)
5. Grandma taught me how to _________________ bread __________________.

(need, knead) (doe, dough)
6. I love going to the county _______________________ each year. (fare, fair)
7. My dad always says, “I love you _____________” to my mom. (deer, dear)
8. You need to make up your ___________________ before _________ too late.

(mined, mind) (its, it’s)
9. They are going to _____________________ Tuesday with __________________
friends. (meat, meet) (there, their, they’re)
10. The dress looks much better with a belt around the __________________.
(waist, waste)
11. Martha Steward showed us how she ____________________________ her
turkey. (trust, trussed)
12. Melvin ____________________ make that mistake again. (want, won’t)

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What are homophones and what is an example given in the text?

According to the text, what are some examples of homophones that need to be used correctly in sentences?

Homophones

1. The sky is a beautiful ____ Colour. blue, blew

wear where we’re

1. Make sure you __________________ a life jacket on the boat.

The dog chased its tail. I love a good fairy tale.

1. __ going to be the first to recite _

2. The window ____________________ needs to be painted white. (pain, pane)

3. The yellow part of an egg is called the _______________________, (yoke, yolk)

5. Grandma taught me how to _ bread __.

6. I love going to the county _______________________ each year. (fare, fair)

7. My dad always says, “I love you _____________” to my mom. (deer, dear)

8. You need to make up your ___________ before _ too late.

9. They are going to ___ Tuesday with

friends. (meat, meet) (there, their, they’re)

11. Martha Steward showed us how she ____________________________ her

turkey. (trust, trussed)

12. Melvin ____________________ make that mistake again. (want, won’t)

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