G04 Grammar - Heterograph Homophones (A Pair of Pears)

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

Answer explanation

I saw an ad for a new toy on TV. "Ad" means a short commercial that shows a product, like a toy, on television. Can you add 5 and 3 for me? "Add" means to put numbers together, like 5 plus 3.

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

Answer explanation

We need fresh air in this room. "Air" is what we breathe, and we need fresh air to feel good. The prince is the heir to the throne. "Heir" is a person who will get something when someone else is gone, like a throne.

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

• aisle, isle
• isle, aisle

Answer explanation

Walk down the aisle to find your seat. "Aisle" is the path between seats where you walk to get to your spot. We visited a tropical isle on vacation. "Isle" means a small island, which is a fun place to visit.

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

• allowed, aloud
• aloud, allowed

Answer explanation

His feet were bare on the cold floor. "Bare" means not covered, so his feet felt cold on the floor. We saw a brown bear in the forest. "Bear" is a big furry animal that can be found in the woods.

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

• ate, eight
• eight, ate

Answer explanation

The lamp has a heavy base. "Base" is the bottom part of something, like the part that holds up a lamp. I like the bass sound in this song. "Bass" is a low sound in music that makes a song sound good.

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

Answer explanation

I want to be a teacher someday. "Be" means to exist in a certain job or role, like being a teacher. A bee landed on the flower. "Bee" is a buzzing insect that loves flowers.

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

• base, bass
• bass, base

Answer explanation

We built sandcastles at the beach. "Beach" is a sandy place by the water where you can play and build castles. The beech tree has smooth gray bark. "Beech" is a type of tree with smooth bark.

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

• be, bee
• bee, be

Answer explanation

I ate a sweet blueberry for a snack. "Berry" is a small, tasty fruit that is fun to eat. We will bury the treasure in the sandbox. "Bury" means to put something underground, like hiding treasure.

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

• beach, beech
• beech, beach

Answer explanation

The wind blew the leaves off the tree. "Blew" means the wind moved the leaves around. The sky is blue on a clear day. "Blue" is the color of the sky when it is sunny and clear.

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

Answer explanation

We wrote on the chalkboard in class. "Board" is a flat piece that we write on in school, like a chalkboard. I get bored when there's nothing to do. "Bored" means feeling uninterested because there is nothing fun to do.