Fun with Homophones

What is a homophone?

• A homophone is a type of punctuation used in writing.

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

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

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

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

• see

• seea

• be

• bee

Which of the following pairs are homophones? (bare/bear, pair/pear)

• bare/pear, bear/pair

• bare/bear, pair/pear

• bare/bear, pear/pair

• bear/bare, pair/peach

Match the homophones: A plant that blooms.

• fla

• flour

• flor

• flower

Spell the homophone for 'to' that means 'also'.

• toad

• too

• toe

• two

Identify the homophone in this sentence: The sun is shining, and I want to go out in the ___ (son/sun).

• son

• sun

• fun

• run

Choose the correct homophone: She will ___ (meet/meat) us at the park.

• meat

• meet

• mit

• meit

What is the homophone that means 'a pause'?

• brake

• breaks

• break

• broke

Match the homophones: (mail/male) - A letter sent through the post.

• mail

• mailbox

• mailer

• male

Identify the homophone in this sentence: The ___ (pair/pear) of shoes is new.

• stare

• bear

• pair

• hair