Homophones & Commonly Confused Words

“What a brilliant blew you are,” said the caterpillar. “I wish I were blew,” he said sadly.

• blue

• blow

• blooo

• no change

Read the sentence about the passage.
I ______ more than an ______ on the horse.
Which pair of words has correct spelling to make the sentence meaningful?

• road, our
• rode, hour
• road, hour
• rode, our

Read this sentence.
You _____ place the _____ of paint on the table.
Which word can be used in both blanks?

• will
• may
• can
• did

Edit the passage below correcting the underlined homophones.

Won day, their was a gray caterpillar eating sum lovely green leaves. “Sew many good things are green,” he said. “I’m glad I’m green,” croaked a frog. “Green is grate!”

Won/One morning, I went outside to see/sea if it was raining.
Which words should be used  in this sentence?

• Won, see
• Won, sea
• One, see
• One, sea

My brother is going to the movies. I hope I can go ___

• two
• to
• too

I wish the dog wouldn't bark at night.

• sound made by a dog

• outer covering of a tree

The duck's bill got caught in the fishing hook.

• Money owed to someone
• A beak

Identify the meaning of the underlined homonym.

Cindy screamed when she saw the bug.

• an insect

• annoy or bother

Edit the passage below correcting the underlined homophones.

Just then something pink and pointed came out from under the flours. It was a lizard. “Your knot plane!” said the caterpillar. “You’re tongue is bright pink like a flour,” he said.