Homophones and Word Usage Posttest - Jackson

Which sentence uses the correct homophone?

• I want to go to THERE house after school.

• She put the book over THEY'RE.

• My friends are playing over THERE.

• We will take THERE dog for a walk.

You should ________________ the car at a stop sign.

• break

• brek

• braik

• brake

(Your/You're) welcome.

• Your

• You're

The king sat on his ___________.

• thron

• thrown

• throwne

• throne

Which sentence uses the correct homophone?

• He reached the peek of his career after years of hard work.

• The roller coaster reached its highest peek before speeding down.

• We hiked all day to reach the peak of the mountain.

• The baby loves to play peak-a-boo with her parents.

Which sentence uses the correct homophone?

• He wanted to council his little brother after he fell off his bike.

• The council decided to build a new library in our neighborhood.

• She was elected to the student counsel at school.

• The counsel voted to change the school lunch menu.

The fruit basket had one ______ and ____ apples.

• pear/two

• pair/two

• pear/too

• pair/to

Which sentence uses the correct homophone?

• She past the ball to her teammate during the game.

• Time passed quickly while we played outside.

• We drove passed the mall on our way home.

• He was excited that past his driving test on the first try.

My sister's favorite ______ is a singer who she loves to watch perform on TV.

• idole

• idle

• idul

• idol

Please don't ______ my purse.

• steal

• steel

• seal

• still