Grammar Homonyms (homographs and homophones)

Choose the right word for the following sentence: My hair / hare is brown, shiny, and long.

• hare

• hair

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Choose the right word for the following sentence: The eagles flu / flew high in the sky, over the mountains.

• flew

• flu

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Choose the right word for the following sentence: My deer / dear students, please read and pay attention.

• dear

• deer

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Choose the right word for the following sentence: The monkey's tail / tale is long and hairy.

• tail

• tale

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in this sentence: The ship sailed away, disappearing in the thick fog.

• send by some other means of transport or by mail.

• a vessel larger than a boat for transporting people or goods by sea.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in this sentence: My dogs bark so loud that tree leaves fall to the ground.

• the sharp explosive cry of certain animals, especially a dog, fox, or seal.

• the tough protective outer sheath of the trunk, branches, and twigs of a tree or woody shrub.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in this sentence: I held the bat in my hands, the field was quiet, it flew to its prey.

• a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and connecting the forelimbs to the body and the hindlimbs to the tail.

• an implement with a handle and a solid surface, usually of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket, and table tennis.

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CCSS.L.5.5C