Spelling: Homophones in Context

Many children cannot ____or their birthdays.

• weight

• wait

An elephant’s _____is about two thousand pounds.

• wait

• weight

It was difficult to get the ____of cows into the barn.

• heard

• herd

I ___that Ellie got a new puppy.

• heard

• herd

There are only two ___ until the school picnic.

• daze

• days

The contest winner was in a _____ when he heard the news.

• days

• daze

The cut will ____ faster without the bandage.

• heal

• heel

My new shoes caused a blister on my ____

• heal

• heel

Pikes ____ is a famous mountain in the United States

• peak

• peek

Try not to ____ at your presents before the party

• peek

• peak