Homophones
because they look alike or sound alike (or both) but have different meanings.
Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.
(a) The boy put shampoo on his (hare/hair).
(b) Mum put some (flower/flour) in the cake mix.
(c) James didn't have a very good (nights/knights) sleep.
(d) A rabbit is a bit like a (hare/hair).
(e) Tony got chased by a large (bare/bear).
Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentences.
(a) Lucy couldn't wait to (meet/meat) her friend.
(b) Andrew (missed/mist) the bus.
(c) The mouse got his (tale/tail) caught.
(d) Glen has a long (wait/weight) for the bus.
(e) The cat hurt its (pour/poor/paw).
(f) The old man had no money, he was (pour/poor/paw).
(g) "Could you (pour/poor/paw) the orange juice, please?"
(h) Mark got a letter in the (mail/male).
Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.
1. We usually go to bed at __________________. (ate, eight)
2. My _________________ let us stay up late last night. (ant, aunt)
3. We _______________ strawberries with chocolate sauce. (ate, eight)
4. I have _____________ lunch today. (no, know)
5. There is a ________________ in my jeans. (hole, whole)
6. I won the game _____________ two points. (by, buy)
7. I would like ______________ have cookies with my milk. (to, two)
8. Billy _______________ the race. (one, won)
9. Please make sure to _______________ a jacket outside. (wear, where)
10. My favorite story is the “Tortoise and the _______________”. (hair, hare)
Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.
1. The wind ______________ the newspaper right out of my hands. (blue, blew)
2. _______________ sister will walk you home from school. (You’re, Your)
3. Maggie will _______________ a story in her notebook? (write, right)
4. Can you help me find ________________ shoes? (their, they’re)
5. There is a ________________ in my left sock. (hole, whole)
6. I won the game ___________ two points. (by, buy)
7. I would like __________ have cookies with my milk. (to, two)
8. Billy couldn't decide which ___________ to wear to school. (close, clothes)
9. Please make sure to _____________ a jacket outside. (wear, where)
10. Have you heard the fable about the tortoise and the ___________? (hair, hare)
their/there isle/aisle pair/pear
sew/so here/hear sail/sale
grate/great seen/scene not/knot
threw/through flower/flour cellar/seller
maid/made lane/lain die/dye
Directions: Match the homonym or homophone from above with the correct definition below.
______ a single situation or conversation in a play
______ basement
______ past and past participle of MAKE
______ used to make a word or group of words negative
______ to stop living
______ of or relating to them or themselves
______ this place
______ the act of selling
______ to stain or color usually permanently
______ one who sells
______ two things that match or are meant to be used together
______ past participle of SEE
______ that place
______ to make into small particles by rubbing against something rough
______ a narrow way or road usually between fences, hedges, or buildings
______ to take in through the ear
______ an interlacing (as of string or ribbon) that forms a lump or knob
______ a female servant
______ large in size: not little or small
______ a passage between sections of seats (as in a church or theater)
______ to join or fasten by stitches
______ past participle of LIE
______ a fleshy fruit that grows on a tree related to the apple and is commonly larger at the end opposite the stem
______ a plant cultivated or outstanding for its blossoms
______ past of THROW
______ a sheet of fabric (as canvas) used to catch wind to move a craft through water
______ finely ground powdery meal of wheat or of any cereal grain or edible seed
______ island ______ in a manner or way that is indicated or suggested ______ in at one end and out the other
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario