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Homophone/Homograph Review

15 questions

5th - 5th Grade

English

Homophone/Homograph Review is a Grade 5 English worksheet with 15 multiple-choice questions that asks students to select the correctly spelled word for each sentence. The items cover sound-alike words such as cruise/crews, medal/metal/meddle, beech/beach, stationary/stationery, rite/right/write, knead/need, aisle/isle/I’ll, lyre/liar, and sealing/ceiling, along with words whose meanings change by context, including record, present, moderate, and conduct. Students use sentence clues to connect meaning with accurate spelling rather than choosing a word by sound alone. The review helps reinforce vocabulary in context, distinguish commonly confused words, and recognize how the same spelling can function with different meanings or parts of speech. It is a free printable worksheet for Grade 5 English instruction, independent practice, review, or assessment, and it includes a complete answer key.

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Homophone/Homograph Review

Total questions: 15

Name
Class
Date
1.

We took a ______ ship through the Panama Canal.

a)

crews

b)

cruise

2.

Eric won a gold _______ in ice-skating for the third year in a row.

a)

medal

b)

metal

c)

meddle

3.

The old _______ tree was struck by lightning.

a)

beach

b)

beech

4.

The post is _______ so all furniture must be placed around it.

a)

stationery

b)

stationary

5.

A traditional ________ was held for the bishop when he passed away.

a)

right

b)

rite

c)

write

6.

When we bake bread, we let it rise and then we _________ it.

a)

need

b)

knead

7.

They cleared the grocery _________ in order to make room for the canned soup display.

a)

isle

b)

I'll

c)

aisle

8.

I had never seen anyone play the ______ until I went to the concert.

a)

lyre

b)

liar

9.

Father received a letter that used _________ wax to secure the envelope closed.

a)

ceiling

b)

sealing

10.

The secretary kept a ________ of everything that was discussed at the meeting.

a)

date

b)

record

c)

present

d)

conduct

11.

My mother is going to ________ our state governor at next week's Community Lecture Series.

a)

date

b)

record

c)

conduct

d)

present

12.

Rachel and I went to shop for our father's ________ by ourselves.

a)

date

b)

moderate

c)

produce

d)

present

13.

The temperature of the pool's water was __________.

a)

moderate

b)

present

c)

conduct

d)

record

14.

The union and company officers had to get someone in to _________ their labor negotiations.

a)

date

b)

record

c)

conduct

d)

moderate

15.

The boy's _______ during the meeting was not appropriate.

a)

conduct

b)

date

c)

moderate

d)

record

Answer Key

Homophone/Homograph Review

Total questions: 15

1.
b)

cruise

2.
a)

medal

3.
b)

beech

4.
b)

stationary

5.
b)

rite

6.
b)

knead

7.
c)

aisle

8.
a)

lyre

9.
b)

sealing

10.
b)

record

11.
d)

present

12.
d)

present

13.
a)

moderate

14.
d)

moderate

15.
a)

conduct

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What does the Homophone/Homograph Review worksheet cover?

This Grade 5 English worksheet uses 15 multiple-choice sentences to assess whether students can choose the correctly spelled homophone or homophone set member, such as beech, rite, knead, aisle, and sealing. It also asks students to use context to distinguish multiple-meaning words including record, present, moderate, and conduct, building precise word-choice and vocabulary-in-context skills.

How can I use this worksheet to teach homophones and homographs?

Introduce each word pair or group by having students explain how the meanings differ, then model using the sentence context to select the spelling that fits. After students complete the multiple-choice items, discuss why the distractors do not work—for example, why knead fits bread-making and why conduct fits the boy’s behavior at a meeting.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this worksheet?

Students may choose a word because it sounds correct without checking its meaning or spelling, such as selecting beach instead of beech for the tree sentence or stationery instead of stationary for the fixed post. They may also miss meaning changes in words such as record, present, moderate, and conduct by overlooking whether the sentence describes an object, action, quality, or behavior.

How do I assign and grade this Homophone/Homograph Review worksheet?

On Wayground, you can assign this 15-question review as a printable PDF or as a digital quiz. The worksheet includes a complete answer key, and printable submissions can be graded by scanning student work with the Wayground for Teachers app. The PDF option can also support schools that are reducing screen time.

How can I differentiate this homophone and homograph worksheet for my students?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing or choose a larger font size so students can read and mark the multiple-choice sentences more comfortably. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language while students work with the context clues and word choices.

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