Homophone

The phlebotomist pierced my vein when drawing my blood.

• Vein is used correctly

• Not the correct homophone being used

• blood type negative

• this is not the correct answer

My mom lifted a 20lb _______at the gym.

• weight

• wait

• wate

• car

A ________ is a person who makes a living digging coal, salt, gold, minerals, or other natural resources out of the earth.

• miner

• minor

• dog

• mine

What is a homophone?

• a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

• A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and sometimes a different spelling.

• a person, place, thing, or idea.

I injured my ______ in P.E. class.

No one had herd / heard anything about the parade on Wednesday.

• herd

• heard

------ are words that sound the same, but have different meanings.

12. words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings

• homophones
• technique
• crescendo

How many _____ are in September?

• days

• daze

• doze

• daisy

She sneaked a ______ at the answers.

• peak

• peek

• pike

• poke