Homophones and Homographs
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Homophones and Homographs
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English
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5th Grade
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Medium
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Leddys Palacio
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This quiz comprehensively covers homophones and homographs, fundamental concepts in English language arts appropriate for 5th grade students. The questions assess students' ability to distinguish between words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings (homophones) and words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations (homographs). Students must demonstrate vocabulary knowledge, contextual understanding, and definitional accuracy as they work through sentence completion exercises, word identification tasks, and true/false questions about these linguistic concepts. The quiz requires students to apply phonemic awareness, semantic understanding, and spelling patterns while using context clues to determine correct word usage in various sentence structures. Created by Leddys Palacio, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 5. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for formative assessment, allowing teachers to gauge student understanding of these critical vocabulary concepts that appear frequently in reading and writing activities. Teachers can effectively use this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, as guided practice during direct instruction, or as homework to reinforce classroom learning about word relationships. The variety of question formats—from sentence completion to definition matching—provides multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate their mastery of homophones and homographs. This assessment aligns with Common Core State Standards L.5.4 (determining word meanings) and supports the foundational skills outlined in RF.5.3 (phonics and word recognition), helping students build the vocabulary discrimination skills essential for reading comprehension and written expression.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence: Speak up! I can’t __________you.
here
hear
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CCSS.L.4.1G
CCSS.L.K.4A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence:
She couldn’t decide__________ she wanted an apple or a banana.
whether
weather
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1G
CCSS.L.K.4A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I love the __________of freshly baked cookies.
sent
scent
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1G
CCSS.L.K.4A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Andrew felt a sense of ____________________ and calm, as he listened to the sound of the ocean
peace
piece
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1G
CCSS.L.K.4A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, and may be pronounced differently. choose the correct homograph for each clue.
When a broadcast is made as it is happening, or the opposite of dead.
live
dead
online
alive
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence below and choose the homograph that best fits both sentences.
The edge of the river, or a place where you store your money.
Piggy
Bank
Edge
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the definitions below and type down the homograph that best fits both sentences.
A type of tree that grows in warm climates OR a part of you hand.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
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