Homophones

True or False: A homophone is a word that is pronounced like another word but is spelled differently and has a different meaning.

• True

• False

When listening or reading, the best way to know which homophone is being used is to listen to or read __________. Then, decide how the word is being used.

• part of the sentence

• the entire sentence

• nothing

When you read the ENTIRE sentence, __________ will also help you know which homophone is being used.

• compare and contrast

• sequence

• context clues

You said you would meet me __________ at noon.

• here

• hear

I couldn't __________ what my parents were whispering about in the kitchen.

• here

• hear

__________ are twenty-__________ __________ in a day.

• There/for/ours

• Their/four/hours

• They're/for/ours

• There/four/hours

Which sentence uses the homophone correctly?

A. I love learning about the past.

B. My dad past several cars as her drove down the highway.

• A

• B

When we conserve water, we try not to __________ it.

• waist

• waste

The class was peeved because __________ teacher gave them a mountain of homework.

• they're

• their

• there

What is the homophone of where?

• warn

• wait

• wear

• whole