Understanding Homophones and Verb Tenses

What is a homophone?

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Words that sound the same but are spelled differently

• Words that are spelled and pronounced the same

• Words that have the same meaning but different pronunciations

Which of the following is an example of a homophone pair?

• Read and Read

• Read and Red

• Read and Write

• Read and Lead

What is the past tense of the verb 'ride'?

• Road

• Ridden

• Rode

• Read

How is the past tense of 'pass' pronounced?

• Pass-ed

• Passed

• Past

• Pasted

Which verb's past tense sounds like the color 'blue'?

• Blow

• Blowen

• Blew

• Blown

What is the past tense of 'eat'?

• Eight

• Ate

• Eaten

• Eat

Which of the following is a homophone for 'made'?

• Mood

• Maid

• Mad

• Mode

What is the past tense of 'throw'?

• Through

• Threw

• Throwed

• Thrown

Which of the following is a homophone for 'wore'?

• Where

• Wear

• Were

• War

What is the past tense of 'make'?

• Moke

• Maked

• Made

• Maid