Understanding Homophones

What is a homophone?

• A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning.

• A homophone is a word that is spelled the same as another word but pronounced differently.

• A homophone is a word that has the same meaning as another word.

• A homophone is a type of punctuation mark.

Identify the homophones in this pair: 'to' and 'too'.

• took

• to, too

• two

• toe

Use 'bare' and 'bear' in a sentence.

• A bear can be found in a bare cave.

• The bare bear climbed the mountain.

• The forest was bare of bears and trees.

• The bear wandered through the bare forest, searching for food.

Which word is a homophone for 'flower'?

• flour

• sour

• tower

• power

Fill in the blank with the correct homophone: 'I can _____ (see/sea) the ocean.'

• fee

• see

• bee

• be

Choose the correct homophone: 'Their/There' house is big.

• Their's

• Thier

• There

• Their

Write a sentence using the homophones 'knight' and 'night'.

• The knight slept soundly through the night.

• The knight rode bravely into the dark night.

• A knight is a type of bird that flies at night.

• The knight and the day were both bright.

What homophone means 'a piece of land'?

• sight

• cite

• site

• fight

Identify the homophones in this sentence: 'The sun is shining, and I want to have some fun.'

• sun, son

• son, bun

• fun, run

• sun, fun

Use 'write' and 'right' in a sentence.

• I will write the wrong answer in my notebook.

• You must write the left answer in your notebook.

• I will write the right answer in my notebook.

• I will right the write answer in my notebook.