G04 Grammar Spelling and Word Choice - Homophones

ad = a short commercial. add = to put together. I saw an ........ for a new toy on TV. Can you ........ 5 and 3 for me?

• ad, add
• add, ad

air = what we breathe. heir = person who will get someone's stuff. We need fresh ........ in this room. The prince is the ........ to the throne.

• air, heir
• heir, air

aisle = path between seats. isle = small island. Walk down the ........ to find your seat. We visited a tropical ........ on vacation.

• aisle, isle
• isle, aisle

allowed = okay to do. aloud = speaking out loud. Pets are not ........ in the store. Please read this ........ to the class.

• allowed, aloud
• aloud, allowed

ate = did eat. eight = number after seven. I ........ all my vegetables at dinner. I have ........ cookies in my lunchbox.

• ate, eight
• eight, ate

bare = not covered. bear = big furry animal. His feet were ........ on the cold floor. We saw a brown ........ in the forest.

• bare, bear
• bear, bare

base = bottom part. bass = low music sound. The lamp has a heavy ......... I like the ........ sound in this song.

• base, bass
• bass, base

be = to exist. bee = buzzing insect. I want to ........ a teacher someday. A ........ landed on the flower.

• be, bee
• bee, be

beach = sandy place by water. beech = type of tree. We built sandcastles at the ......... The ........ tree has smooth gray bark.

• beach, beech
• beech, beach

berry = small fruit. bury = to put underground. I ate a sweet blue........ for a snack. We will ........ the treasure in the sandbox.

• berry, bury
• bury, berry