Words That Sound Alike and More!

Identify the homophones in the following sentence: "The knight rode through the night to reach the castle."

• knight, night

• rode, road

• through, threw

• reach, rich

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which word in the sentence is a homograph? "The wind was too strong to wind the kite string."

• strong

• kite

• wind

• string

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of the idiom "break the ice" in the context of a conversation?

• To literally break ice

• To start a conversation in a social setting

• To end a conversation abruptly

• To make someone angry

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

In the sentence "I can see the sea from my window," which words are homophones?

• can, see

• see, sea

• from, my

• window, see

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Choose the correct homograph to complete the sentence: "The lead actor will lead the parade."

• lead (a metal)

• lead (to guide)

• lead (a leash)

• lead (a pencil core)

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the idiom "hit the hay" mean?

• To literally hit hay

• To go to bed

• To start working hard

• To get angry

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Identify the homophones in the sentence: "She knew the new student in class."

• knew, new

• she, knew

• student, class

• in, class

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which word in the sentence is a homograph? "The bass was too heavy to carry."

• bass

• heavy

• carry

• too

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of the idiom "piece of cake"?

• A slice of dessert

• Something very easy to do

• A difficult task

• A part of a larger problem

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

In the sentence "The flower flourished in the sunlight," which words are homophones?

• flower, flourished

• the, in

• flourished, sunlight

• flower, flour

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A