Homophones "A" Quiz

Homophones are

• words that are spelled the same

• words that sound alike but are spelled differently

• words that look the same but sound differently

• sound words

The mechanic needs an ________ to finish the oil change.

• our

• are

• hour

We saw what happened on the news; thank goodness we were not ________________.

• affected

• effected

When I heard the young lady scream, "Yes!" ________, I knew the man asked her to marry him.

• aloud

• allowed

Extremely cold weather _____________ your nose, eyes, and ears faster than the other parts of your body.

• effects

• affects

Let's take ______ walk along the beach.

• the

• a

• an

Quinn has cried every day this week ___________ today. Maybe she is finally getting over Greg.

• accept

• except

The Jones' have ________ ostrich on their farm in Kentucky.

• a

• an

• the

You're so lucky! My brother and I are not _________________ to be out past 9 PM on school nights.

• aloud

• allowed

We are studying the ________________ of the Civil War in Sudan.

• affects

• effects